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Russia's Medvedev does not rule out Iran sanctions

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-03-27 20:57
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MOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday he still supported diplomacy to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme but added that sanctions should not be ruled out.

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"We are convinced that the path of sanctions is not optimal," the Russian president said in his address to participants of the conference of the League of Arab States.

"At the same time, such a scenario cannot be excluded," he added, according to a transcript provided by the president's press service.

During his visit to France earlier in the month, Medvedev said that if diplomacy fails, Russia would support "smart" sanctions against Iran, because it cannot wait forever for cooperation by Tehran.

On Saturday, Medvedev said any sanctions that are introduced should be "well-calculated and not targeted at the civilian population of Iran".

 
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