UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council Saturday unanimously approved a resolution that would impose sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program, culminating two months of tough negotiations aimed at getting Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment.
Heading into the session, it was not clear whether there would be unanimous support, with the votes of Russia, China and Qatar in question.
In a final attempt to win Russian support, key European nations circulated a new text of a U.N. resolution late Friday.
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Bush to discuss the Iran vote, agreeing on the need to move forward with a resolution, said Blain Rethmeier, a spokesman for Bush. The two leaders "stressed the importance of maintaining a unified position on Iran's nuclear program," Rethmeier said.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/23/un.iran.ap/index.html
Heading into the session, it was not clear whether there would be unanimous support, with the votes of Russia, China and Qatar in question.
In a final attempt to win Russian support, key European nations circulated a new text of a U.N. resolution late Friday.
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Bush to discuss the Iran vote, agreeing on the need to move forward with a resolution, said Blain Rethmeier, a spokesman for Bush. The two leaders "stressed the importance of maintaining a unified position on Iran's nuclear program," Rethmeier said.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/23/un.iran.ap/index.html
