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LAVROV INSISTS ON DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION TO IRAN PROBLEM
[March 29, 2006]

LAVROV INSISTS ON DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION TO IRAN PROBLEM


(Interfax News Agency Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)MOSCOW. March 27 (Interfax) - Moscow insists the Iran nuclear problem be resolved through diplomatic channels, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Manuchehr Motaki.



Lavrov pointed to "the need to settle the problem by political- diplomatic methods within the IAEA format," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement available on its official website.

He also emphasized "the importance of Tehran taking steps towards restoring the international community's confidence in Iran's nuclear program."

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