Political directors from the six countries will meet in Paris on
Sunday to have talks on Iran's nuclear issue, the U.S. State
Department said in a statement Wednesday.
"In Paris on Dec. 1 (U.S.) Under Secretary (Nicholas) Burns will
participate in a P5 +1 political directors meeting to discuss the
text of the next United Nations Security Council Chapter VII
sanctions resolution on Iran," the statement said.
"P5+1" refers to the five permanent members of the U.N. Security
Council, or the United States, Russia, China, France and Britain,
plus Germany.
Pushed by the United States, two U.N. Security Council
resolutions have been passed to punish Iran for its defiance over
its nuclear program. The United States wants a third U.N. Security
Council resolution for harsher punishments for Iran.
Washington has accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons
under the cover of a civilian nuclear program. Iran has denied U.S.
charges and insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful
purposes only.
(Xinhua News Agency November 29, 2007)
