The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously today to impose sanctions against Iran over its uranium-enrichment activities.     STATEMENT BY PANAMA'S AMB. ARIAS TO U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL ON SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN  (MaximsNews.com, U.N.)

UNITED NATIONS - / www.MaximsNews.com, UN/ - 26 March 2007 -- The following is the full text of the explanatory remarks at  today's meeting at the U.N. Security Council by Ambassador Arias, the Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations, on the adoption  of the UN Security Council Resolution against Iran over nuclear non-proliferation on 24 March 2007.  

The text reads as follows:

RICARDO ALBERTO ARIAS ( Panama) said he was reassured that the Council had been able to act in unanimity by sending a message of clear concern to the people and Government of Iran concerning their nuclear programme.  However, on each occasion when the Council had adopted a resolution laying down sanctions, the political process had clearly failed.  Thus, he called on the parties to resume talks as soon as possible, aimed at resolving the conflict that had given rise to the Council’s action today.  He had taken note it was the clear interest of all to recognize Iran’s right to the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.  Iran, like other Non-Proliferation Treaty parties, was under the obligation, however, to prevent proliferation.  Having said that, there was a need for clear resolve and good faith, in order for Iran to meet the international community’s concerns, he said.

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