Sarkozy wants tough sanctions on Iran 'no later than May'

French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Tuesday for a new round of UN sanctions on Iran as world leaders wrapped up a nuclear summit in Washington.

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AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday he wanted the United Nations to impose fresh sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program no later than May.

The United Nations should agree on sanctions "in April or May, no later," Sarkozy told a news conference at a nuclear summit in Washington.

"The moment of truth is nearing," Sarkozy said.

The French leader was in Washington for a 47-nation summit on nuclear security, where Iran's nuclear program was a top item of discussion on the sidelines.

France and the United States have been the chief supporters of imposing tighter sanctions on Iran over suspicions it is building a nuclear bomb.

The clerical regime contends that it is only developing a nuclear program for civilian energy.

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Date created : 13/04/2010

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Bush/Blair replay

by Anonymous (not verified) - 14/04/2010 - 21:24

It looks like when President Obama says jump Sarkozy says "how high", in French of course because I have never heard him speak English.

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by Ali (not verified) - 14/04/2010 - 09:59

As a peart of ordinary citizen of Gulf countries, the real threat to the region is not Iran rather it is israel.
Al that the western talk is non sense.....First disarm israel and ask her to respect the UN resolution about the land then we ll buy their non sense propaganda about the iranian threat.
So far let us support iranian nuclear advances.