Posted By: Eugene Taylor

Fri Nov 3, 10:32 AM ET

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A draft resolution drawn up by
Britain, France and Germany to impose U.N. sanctions on Iran
goes far beyond what had been agreed, Russia's foreign minister
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Sergei Lavrov said it had been agreed by the big powers
that measures against Iran should be "reasonable...be
proportional given the actual situation as regards the nuclear
program in Iran and should also be in stages."

"We were prepared and are still prepared to draw up
measures of that sort," he told a news conference after talks
in Brussels with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja
representing the EU Presidency and EU foreign policy chief
Javier Solana.

"We do not intend to drop back our efforts as regards to
the problem of Iran and nuclear power," Lavrov said. But he
added: "What the EU troika drew up went way beyond what was
agreed."

Lavrov spoke ahead of big-power talks at the United Nations
on what steps should be taken against Iran over its nuclear
ambitions, which the West believes are a cover for bomb-making
but Tehran says are for electricity generation.

Negotiations on the draft resolution, drawn up by Britain,
France and Germany with general U.S. support, promise to be
arduous, possibly lasting weeks, because veto-wielding Russia
and China oppose tough sanctions.

On Wednesday, Lavrov said Russia rejected steps that would
corner Iran, alluding to a travel ban in the draft.

The draft orders all countries to prevent the sale and
supply of equipment, technology and financing contributing to
Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. It would freeze
assets of people and entities involved in these programs and
prevent them from traveling except for special events.

Russia's demands are expected to include softening the
sanctions and redefining an exemption for a nuclear reactor
Moscow is building for Iran, said council members speaking on
condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks.

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