Russia�s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov[/caption]Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council on Iran over its nuclear program remain a major dispute at the nuclear talks.
MUSCAT, November 11 (RIA Novosti) � The international sanctions imposed by�the UN Security Council on�Iran�over�its controversial nuclear program remain a major issue at�the nuclear talks, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister�Sergei Ryabkov, who heads the Russian delegation to�the talks, said Tuesday.
�The sanctions, their future and their removal, of�course, are nearly a main issue at�these talks. As we understand, great attention to�this issue was paid at�bilateral meetings of�Iranians and their US and EU colleagues,� Ryabkov said.
�As far as�unilateral sanctions against�Iran are concerned� we have always said that these sanctions have no legal basis and must be eliminated,� he added.
Iran's nuclear program has been a matter of�concern for�many countries. The West has accused Iran of�attempting to�build nuclear weapons under�the guise of�a civilian nuclear program despite�Tehran's claims that the program is of�peaceful nature.
In 2006, the UN Security Council imposed the first round�of sanctions on�Iran over�the country's failure to�meet the demand to�suspend all uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing activities. The council blocked the import and export of�sensitive nuclear material and equipment.
The Security Council also froze the financial assets of�individuals and entities that support nuclear activities proliferation or the development of�nuclear-weapon delivery systems.
In November 2013, during�talks in�Geneva, the�P5+1�group, comprising Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany, agreed to�reach a deal with�the Tehran delegation guaranteeing the peaceful nature of�the Iranian nuclear program by�July 2014. The deadline was later extended to�November 24, 2014.
By�Sputnik News
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