Britain, France and Germany circulated on Friday afternoon to UN Security
Council members a revised draft resolution which imposed sanctions on Iran for
its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
According to a copy of the draft resolution obtained by Xinhua, it urges Iran
to suspend all enrichment activities as well as all heavy water related
projects.
It bars Iran from importing or exporting key materials and technology related
to its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, but leaves a slot for dual-use
items.
Meanwhile, the text, drafted by the three European countries, also imposes
financial and travel restriction on persons and agencies involved.
A UN diplomat told Xinhua on condition of anonymity because of the
sensitivity of the issue that the new text is still far from Russia's
expectation.
The six major powers -- the United States, Russia, China and the three EU
countries -- are set to resume talks on the text on the table Monday morning,
the diplomat said, adding the West is pushing hard for the adoption of the draft
resolution before the Christmas.
"However, without further revision, it is really hard for Russia to endorse
it," he concluded.