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US hits at Beijing over Iran stance James Blitz The US on Friday for the first time publicly criticised China over its stance on Iran’s nuclear programme, expressing disappointment that Beijing is stalling over plans for a new United Nations resolution imposing sanctions on Tehran. After senior officials from the five permanent members of the UN security council and Germany held talks in London on the issue, the US warned that China was putting its economic interests in Iran ahead of the need to resolve the nuclear dispute.
“We are disappointed by the lack of co-operation by China on a third Security Council resolution,” said Nicholas Burns, US under-secretary of state, representing Washington at the meeting. “We don’t think that China is moving with us.” Mr Burns said the US believes China has increased trade with Iran in the last six months, sending the wrong signal to Tehran about the international community’s attitude towards the nuclear programme. Political directors from Britain, France, Germany, the US, Russia and China will meet again on November 19 to decide whether to press for fresh UN sanctions.
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