Dear Mochtar; No, I didn't.
Ikra.- ====== --- In [email protected], "imuchtarom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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" <ikra@> 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. ..." > > >
