Iran Nuclear Watch: Bush and Putin Concerned Over Iran’s Failure To Respond To P-5-Plus-1 Proposal
President Bush next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 Summit session in St Petersburg, July 17, 2006.
Reuters: Bush, Putin concerned Iran has not responded
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who differ on whether to impose U.N. sanctions on Iran, expressed concern on Monday that Tehran had not responded to an incentives offer.
The two leaders made a show of unity in a joint statement declaring their intention to try to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons, including in the cases of Iran and North Korea.
“We are especially concerned by the failure of the Iranian government to engage seriously on the proposals” made by the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany, Bush and Putin said.
“The United States and the Russian Federation are actively working for unity among the U.N. Security Council members on these sensitive issues,” the statement said.
A G8 statement on non-proliferation issued late on Sunday hailed the resolution and condemned the missile launches. On Iran, it said members remained seriously concerned over the implications of Tehran’s “advanced nuclear program.”
Putin is probably worried about being paid for Russian nuclear reactor work in Iran. But it is in Russia’s national interest to limit nuclear proliferation – after all what else does Russia have?
Russian and Iranian technicians work inside the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, in southern Iran, February 2006.Iran will NEVER accept the P-5-Plus-1 proposal. Iran covets nuclear weapons.
Bush and Putin should be resolved to United Nations Security Council action – for what it is worth.
Stay tuned…….
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The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.
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