Venezuela Says Iran Should Not Be Referred to U.N.

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Venezuela Says Iran Should Not Be Referred to U.N. Security Council Over Nuclear Program

Iran should not be referred to the U.N. Security Council for pursuing a nuclear energy program, Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday. Imeria Nunez de Odreman said such a move by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, would make it more difficult to resolve concerns over Iran's nuclear program.

The agency told Iran last month to suspend all uranium enrichment-related activities and to give agency experts access to research, experts, locations and documents or face referral to the council, where it could face sanctions for violating the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Iran has granted U.N. nuclear inspectors new access to a high-security military site as part of efforts to avoid referral to the Security Council, diplomats close to the IAEA said Wednesday.

But Tehran has sent conflicting signals to an international community concerned about the nation's nuclear agenda by also announcing it will resume uranium conversion - the step before uranium enrichment, which can produce either nuclear energy or the fissile core of weapons, a diplomat said. "This move will only contribute to politicizing the issue and make a swift solution difficult," Nunez de Odreman told Venezuela's state-run Bolivarian News Agency.

By referring Iran to the council, the IAEA would be demonstrating "its incapacity to deal with the matter," Nunez de Odreman said. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has forged strong ties with Iran, including cooperation agreements in oil exploration and joint-venture tractor production plants. Nunez de Odreman said Venezuela supports Iran's development of a peaceful nuclear energy program, but Iran should respect regulations established within the nonproliferation treaty. The ambassador said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has shown his country had no secret intentions by inviting cooperation on its program with other nations.
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB88W2WJFE.html

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1. Who cares what chavez says???

I love this quote ...."Nunez de Odreman told Venezuela's state-run Bolivarian News Agency."

State run media hahahah don't the us chavez supporters getr it???....I still don't understand why so many "liberals" fawn all over this crook,killer,liar etc....oh yeah he hates bush so we must love him.... what great logic.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Apparently you do. A lot of the posts in your low count are

Chavez related. You always seem to foam at the mouth whenever he says anything. Like I stated in another thread you seem to make a lot of statements regarding Venezuela without any substance. Kinda the same thing you accuse Mr Chavez of doing.

[Say_What]

4. State run media aka FUX NOOOOZ, M$M, Media Whores...

[Solon]

5. IDIOT!!!!!!

THERE IS ONLY ONE STATE RUN STATION IN VENEZUELA, THE OTHERS ARE PRIVATE STATIONS OWNED BY THE OPPOSITION!!!!!!!!!

[makeanoise]

2. State Run?

So you believe that article with it's little sneaks in the words?

How about everytime you hear Chavez's name, the American Media always makes sure you know he's a LEFTIST (like it's some damn disease!)?

Or how about when they (US Media) talk about him, they remind us of the failed coup attempt?

This is the first article I have seen where they haven't mentioned it...but you know Venezuelas Media wasn't always State Run...

It was corporate until the Coup Attempt, when the Free Media began broadcasting US propaganda...

Listen, watch this documentary sometime "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" and see for yourself...

I don't believe Chavez is perfect by any means, but he is a thumb in the nose to US Imperialism, and other than Castro, there aren't any others this side of the world...

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