Saturday, October 21, 2006

Rice confident of U.N. action on Iran (AP)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during their meeting in MoscowSaturday Oct. 21 2006. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Moscow Saturday for talks officially focused on North Korea's nuclear test but her main mission is to persuade a reluctant President Vladimir Putin to back sanctions against Iran analysts say. (AP Photo)AP - The swift move to penalize North Korea for its nuclear test could clear the way for punishing Iran over its disputed nuclear program Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday. "It really does help to create a momentum" Rice said after leaving four days of crisis talks in Asia in response to the North's test.


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