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Russian Foreign Minister and US Secretary of State discuss Iran

18:47 13/10/2009

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that the threat of sanctions against Iran would be counterproductive, resisting US efforts to win agreement for measures if Iran fails to prove its nuclear programme is peaceful.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that the threat of sanctions against Iran would be counterproductive, resisting US efforts to win agreement for measures if Iran fails to prove its nuclear programme is peaceful.

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