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Article: Venezuela says Iran should not be referred to U.N. Security Council over nuclear program
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- November 2, 2005
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AP Worldstream
11-02-2005
Dateline: CARACAS, Venezuela
Iran should not be referred to the U.N. Security Council for pursuing a nuclear energy program, Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday.
Imeria Nunez de Odreman said such a move by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, would make it more difficult to resolve concerns over Iran's nuclear program.
The agency told Iran last month to suspend all uranium enrichment-related activities and to give agency experts access to research, experts, locations and documents or face referral to the council, where it could face sanctions for violating the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
Iran has granted U.N. ...