Russia “disappointed” about talks with regime

NCRI, 30 January 2011  – Russia is disappointed about the talks regarding the Iranian regime’s nuclear program, the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, according to RIA Novosti on Friday.
“We agree on and share a kind of disappointment, and there are reasons for this,” Ryabkov said, speaking on Thursday in the Nixon Center in Washington.
 
He was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying, “Firstly, we have not decided on the date and place of the next meeting. Secondly, we have been bogged down because Iran demands the Iran Six [Russia, the United States, China, Britain, France and Germany] recognize its right to enrich uranium and declare its willingness to drop sanctions.”
He added, “We told the Iran representatives that we should reinforce mutual trust before discussing concrete agreements. We proposed some practical ideas.”
He also called for the effective implementation of sanctions against the Iranian regime.
The regime’s media outlets have also underscored its isolation, saying, “Western countries negotiating with Iran, especially Britain an France, have referred to the Istanbul talks as a disappointment because it did not lead to any progress.”
The state-affiliated website Tabnak wrote, “Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has followed the lead of western countries calling on Iran to comply with UN Security Council and IAEA demands,” referring to the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency.