Russia and China still call for a diplomatic...

The statements by Russian and Chinese envoys to the UN came after a meeting of the Iran Six at the level of permanent representatives to the international body, which took place in New York on Thursday.

"I do not think any of us want to impose sanctions. What we want to have is a diplomatic solution, and all sorts of constructive proposals have been made to Iran. So, if Iran wants to negotiate, they should start negotiating," Russia"s envoy Vitaly Churkin said.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday during a news conference that followed the signing of a new strategic arms reduction treaty with the U.S. in Prague that Iran"s intransigence over its nuclear program may cause the UN Security Council to revise its approach.

"Unfortunately, Tehran is not responding to a number of constructive compromise proposals and we cannot close our eyes to this," said Medvedev, who discussed the issue with U.S. President Barack Obama before the ceremony in the Czech

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