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Italy's Prodi opposed to military
action against Iran
AFP
Wednesday November 7, 2007
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi Tuesday repeated Rome's
opposition to any military action against Iran over its nuclear
programme, saying Tehran had a right to use civilian nuclear energy.
"I would like to reiterate once again Italy's opposition
to any military solution. Such a solution will not only not resolve
the problem but also usher in new destabilising scenarios in the
whole region," Prodi said at a banquet hosted for visiting
Saudi King Abdullah.
Prodi said Iran had every right "to develop a peaceful nuclear
programme."
Western powers accuse Iran of running a covert nuclear weapons
programme, but Tehran insists it is solely interested in generating
electricity.
Prodi and his Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema have both spoken
out strongly in favour of negotiations with Tehran while not ruling
out stepped-up sanctions.
Permanent members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United
States, plus Germany, are backing a third UN Security Council
resolution and vote on Iran, unless upcoming reports by the UN
nuclear watchdog and the European Union show "a positive
outcome."
But China and Russia, which could in theory veto further sanctions,
have yet to call publicly for more punishment against the Islamic
republic.
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