Officials to discuss Iranian nuclear program, IAEA's report.

MOSCOW, September 2 (Itar-Tass) - Political directors of the "sextet"
(Russia, the United States, China, Great Britain, France and Germany) will
discuss in Frankfurt/M on Wednesday the settlement of the situation around
the Iranian nuclear program. Russia is represented by Deputy Foreign
Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

According to U.S. Department of State spokesman Ian Kelly, the
discussion of the report on the Iranian nuclear program by the director
general of the International Atomic Energy Agency will be one of the key
items on the agenda of the meeting.
This document shows that Iran continues to not cooperate fully with
the international community, Kelly claimed.
According to the IAEA report released on August 28,"Iran has not
suspended its enrichment-related activities or its work on heavy-water
related projects as required by the UN Security Council."
The Iranians build centrifuges, enrich uranium and develop a heavy
water research reactor, the U.S. diplomat said.
Moscow's position remains unchanged. "We're opposed to sanctions
against Iran," a Russian Foreign Ministry official said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for "involving Iran in
energy matters in Europe."
"The best way of influencing is not through isolation or the threat to
use force, but through full-scale involvement in cooperation," he said.
The prospect of involving Iran into energy matters in Europe gives an
opportunity for a responsible complex view on things. "We do not see a
reasonable alternative to the political-diplomatic solution of the problem
of the Iranian nuclear program," Lavrov said.
In his opinion, talks with Tehran remain the only way of ensuring
stability and security in Iran and in the region.
The previous political consultations between political directors took
place in London on April 8.
The "sextet" stated its firm resolve to settle the Iranian nuclear
problem by diplomatic means. The participants in the meeting welcomed the
new direction of the U.S. political line with respect to Iran, and the
decision of this country to fully participate in the "sextet's" work,
including in further meetings with Iranian representatives, the "sextet"
said in a statements after talks in London.
The representatives of the six countries again noted Iran's right to
develop its peaceful nuclear power engineering.
However, they said Tehran needed to restore the trust of the
international community by showing that its nuclear activities were
peaceful and conformed to UN Security Council's resolutions.
The representatives of the "sextet" urged Iran to use the
opportunities of serious participation, together with them, in the
solution of this problem on the basis of mutual respect.
According to the IAEA report, a total of 29 announced inspection
inspections have been conducted at Iran's Natanz nuclear complex since
March 2007.


.New Moldovan parliament to continue work without Communists.

CHISINAU, September 2 (Itar-Tass) - The new Moldovan parliament will
continue its work on Wednesday without the participation of almost half of
lawmakers - the Communist faction.
"The Party of Communist challenged at the Constitutional Court the
decisions adopted at the first session of the parliament on Friday,
including the decision on electing the speaker, and therefore will not
come to the parliament on September 2," Marc Tcaciuk, member of the
Communist Party's Executive Committee, told Itar-Tass.
Having ignored the opinion of the largest faction, which has 48 of 101
mandates, the lawmakers violated a number of articles of the Constitution
and the parliamentary regulations, according to which lawmakers are given
ten days to form factions.
Last Friday, the Moldovan parliament held its first session. The
coalition of the Opposition Parties, which has a simple majority (53
mandates), ignored the Communists' proposal to take a pause in the talks
over the formation of government bodies, and elected the speaker.
They also decided to continue work on September 2. "We plan to
continue the work on forming the parliament leadership; we'll elect the
deputy speaker, a permanent bureau and commissions which are to be set up
on the basis of proportionate representation of factions in the
legislative body," new speaker Mihai Ghimpu stated.
The new parliament was formed after an early parliamentary election.
The Communist Party which has been at the helm for eight years, lost a
majority.
The Opposition Liberal Democratic, Liberal, and Democratic Parties ,
together with the Our Moldova alliance, which have 53 of 101 mandates,
formed the ruling coalition "Alliance For European Integration." The
simple majority in parliament gives them the right to elect the parliament
leadership without enlisting the Communists' support.
However, to elect the president, they need 61 votes, and will have to
seek accord with the Communists, who refused to talk with the coalition
and are trying to make deals with some of its members.
The coalition plans to nominate for president leader of the Democratic
Party Marian Lupu and for prime minister - leader of the Liberal
Democratic Party Vlad Filat.
If the president is not elected at two attempts, a new early
parliamentary election will be called next year.
The early election in Moldova was held after the lawmakers failed to
elect the president in the spring. The Communists, who received 60
mandates, fell short of just one vote to elect their nominee, Prime
Minister Zinaida Grecianii, and the parliament had to be dissolved, in
accordance with the republic's legislation.
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