Thursday, October 22, 2015

US, Europeans urge UN to investigate Iran missile test

Britain, France, Germany and the United States on Wednesday asked a UN sanctions committee to investigate Iran's recent missile test, branding it a serious violation of UN resolutions.

US Ambassador Samantha Power last week said Washington had concluded that a medium-range ballistic missile launched on October 10 was capable of delivering a nuclear weapon.

At a meeting of the Security Council on Wednesday, the United States joined by the three European countries presented a report on the missile launch and said the sanctions committee should take "appropriate action."

The four countries said the committee should investigate this "serious violation" of Security Council resolution 1929, according to a letter to the council obtained by AFP.

That resolution, adopted in 2010, prohibits Tehran from conducting launches of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.

The four countries took part along with China and Russia in successful negotiations to reach a historic deal with Iran in July that calls for lifting sanctions in exchange for curbs on Tehran's nuclear program.

  • The letter marked a first step toward possible sanctions, although such a decision would require agreement from China and Russia.

Iran on Saturday denied that the missile launch was in volation of UN resolutions, with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif saying that it was not designed to carry nuclear warheads.

Iran insists it has no plans to develop atomic weapons.
(AFP)

 i24news.tv
22/10/15
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1 comment :

  1. EE.UU. y sus aliados exigen que la ONU tome "medidas" contra Irán tras probar un misil balístico ...

    EE.UU., junto con Reino Unido, Francia y Alemania, han instado al comité de sanciones contra Irán del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU a que tome "medidas adecuadas", después de la reciente prueba de un misil balístico realizada por Irán, que Occidente califica de "violación de las prohibiciones" impuestas por la ONU. Así reza el documento al que ha tenido acceso Reuters.

    Los cuatro países enviaron una carta al comité en la que indican que el misil balístico utilizado por Irán es "inherentemente capaz de portar un arma nuclear".

    La carta fue enviada después de que el tema fuera mencionado por EE.UU. en una reunión del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU. Algunas de las quejas expresadas contra Irán ante la ONU incluyen la posibilidad de nuevas sanciones, que afectarían a individuos iraníes o entidades que serían incluidos en una lista negra si la ONU concluye que Irán violó las sanciones.

    El pasado 11 de octubre, el Ministerio de Defensa de Irán reveló que había probado un misil balístico de largo alcance tierra-tierra conocido como 'Emad' (Pilar).
    https://actualidad.rt.com/ultima_hora/189275-eeuu-aliados-exigen-medidas-onu-iran-misil

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