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"Mr President, we often say that the European Union fails to speak with a single voice in foreign policy, so I am really very pleased that the EU Member States experiencing economic difficulties and importing Iranian oil have nevertheless managed to agree and adopt a decision on broader sanctions against Iran. This is the first serious signal to the Iranian Government. The Iranian regime’s oral statements that theirs is a peaceful nuclear programme are unsubstantiated and unconvincing. Meanwhile EU policy continues to be a dual approach, so it is entirely up to the Iranian authorities whether there will be even greater restrictions on the country’s economic development. The goal of sanctions is above all to ensure the removal of a substantial risk to global security and regional stability in the Middle East. It is disappointing that certain countries with global ambitions are unable to eschew narrow national interests and stand on the side of global security – I am talking about Russia and China. I nevertheless believe that we have to set out very clear conditions and criteria for lifting the sanctions announced."@en1
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