Six powers fail to agree clear strategy on Iranian nuclear crisis

0 Comments | AFP, March, 2006

NEW YORK (AFP) — Top officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States wrapped up more than four hours of talks on the Iranian nuclear crisis here but failed to agree on a clear strategy to coax Tehran into foregoing nuclear arms.

Participants, however, agreed to continue their discussions, including the issue of a Franco-British statement now before the UN Security Council that calls on Iran to comply with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) demand that it suspend uranium enrichment.

"The talks were difficult", largely because of Russian and Chinese objections to the firm stance advocated by the Western powers, said a Western diplomat who asked not to be named.

The meeting, at Britain's UN mission, brought together US...