REFILE-Russia says EU draft on Iran sanctions goes too far
03 Nov 2006 14:54:57 GMT Source: Reuters
(Refiling to add dropped letters in headline in "goes") BRUSSELS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - A draft resolution drawn up by Britain, France and Germany to impose U.N. sanctions against Iran went beyond what had been agreed, Russia's foreign minister said on Friday. "What the EU troika drew up went way beyond what had been agreed," Sergei Lavrov told a news conference after talks in Brussels with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja representing the EU Presidency, and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana. Lavrov spoke ahead of big-power talks at the United Nations on what steps should be taken against Iran over its nuclear ambitions, which the West believes are a cover for bomb-making but Tehran says are peaceful.
