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To: neolib who wrote (168678)	8/11/2005 10:23:14 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 281500

And from the "we don't have a leg to stand on in IAEA" department...ya, shooor you can win the vote! That's why you prefer not to put it to vote. One European diplomat described the draft as "harsh enough to satisfy the Americans but something the developing countries can live with." He said it was possible the IAEA's 35-nation board would vote on the resolution rather than adopting it without a vote by consensus, as the agency's governors prefer to make decisions. "We can win the vote but we'd prefer consensus," he said. While Western countries, Russia and China backed the text, some developing states such as India, Indonesia and Brazil oppose it. EU diplomats said they would negotiate up to when the board meets at 1300 GMT in the hope of reaching consensus. Some developing countries fear the attempt to force Iran to give up sensitive nuclear activities could one day be used against their own nuclear programmes and therefore object to it. To allay their fears, the EU trio included a clause "recognising the right of states to the development and practical application of atomic energy for peaceful purposes." States opposing the text were, however, in a clear minority and the EU's wish to have its text passed outweighed any concern that failing to win unanimous support would undermine the resolution's authority, diplomats said. za.today.reuters.com