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January 24, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Politics/?id=1.0.1798063284

France: NIE Makes it Difficult to Impose Tough Sanctions on Iran

[AKI-Italy] France's foreign minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday that any new sanctions on Iran would be "minimal." Kouchner conceded it's been difficult for the international community to agree on imposing tough sanctions on Iran, particularly after the recent U.S. intelligence assessment that Tehran had stopped its nuclear weapons program in 2003. "Whether it is wrong or it makes sense, the report by the U.S. secret service agents makes one believe that the danger was already averted years ago and there is a need to keep that in mind," said Kouchner. At the same time, Kouchner said that France believes new sanctions should be imposed against Iran due to its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.

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