Liebe Herr Ikranagara,
I have read your posting, but did you read my posting too that I sent previously which contains exactly the same thing?, and quoting exactly the same source? ... :-) ----( IM )--------------------------------- <http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070329/wl_afp/iranbritainmilitary> --------------------------------------------------------- Britain fails to gain strong UN support in row with Iran --------------------------------------------------------- by Gerard Aziakou Thu Mar 29, 7:30 PM ET UNITED NATIONS, March 29, 2007 (AFP) - Britain on Thursday failed to secure strong UN Security Council support for its tug-of-war with Iran over the capture and continued detention of 15 British naval personnel by Tehran. The 15-member body adopted a watered-down statement expressing "grave concern" at the detention of 15 British sailors and marines but stopped well short of London's call for censuring Tehran. ** ** Several diplomats said Russia, backed by some other ** council members such as Indonesia, was keen to avoid ** giving the impression that the council was taking sides ** in what is seen as a bilateral dispute, particularly ** on the issue of exactly where the 15 Britons were seized. ** --- In [email protected], "Ikranagara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070329/wl_afp/iranbritainmilitary > > Dear all. > > Kalau mau tahu peranan Indonsia dalam DK PBB sehubungan dengan > konflik antara Inggeris dan Iran, silahkan baca cuplikan berita di > bawah ini. > > Kalau mau baca berita selengkapnya, silahkan kunjungi situs si atas. > > Ikra.- > > > > "... South African Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo, the current council > chair, read a non-binding statement expressing "grave concern at the > capture and continued detention" of the Britons, while calling on > Tehran to allow "consular access" to them. > > Britain had sought a tougher stance against the Iranians, who seized > the 15 Britons, including a female sailor, last Friday in two boats > during what London claims were anti-smuggling operations in Iraqi > waters. > > But a Western diplomat quoted Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin as > telling the council during the closed-door consultations that Moscow > would not back Britain's call for UN support. > > "We will not be able to accept a call for the immediate release of > the 15 UK naval personnel," Churkin said, according to the diplomat, > who spoke on condition of anonymity. > > Several diplomats said Russia, backed by some other council members > such as Indonesia, was keen to avoid giving the impression that the > council was taking sides in what is seen as a bilateral dispute, > particularly on the issue of exactly where the 15 Britons were seized. > > The British foreign ministry refused to discuss the strength of the > adopted text. > > "The statement that was agreed, it's a text which secured unanimous > agreement, and its a clear statement of the members of the Security > Council representing the international community," a spokeswoman for > the British foreign ministry told AFP. > > The spokeswoman declined to comment on whether the final draft was a > weaker version of the statement proposed by Britain, saying: "I can't > go into detail on the negotiations themselves." > > "We now need to move forward to get our 15 people released as soon as > possible." > > The original British draft circulated Wednesday would have had the > Security Council "deplore the continuing detention by the Government > of Iran of 15 UK naval personnel" and back "calls for (their) > immediate release". > > It noted that "the UK personnel were operating in Iraqi waters as > part of the Multinational Force- Iraq under a mandate from the > Security Council under Resolution 1723 (2006) and at the request of > the government of Iraq." > > The United States earlier reiterated its strong backing for its close > British ally. ..." >
