France
says Iran missile test 'worrying' violation of U.N. resolution
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[October 15, 2015]
PARIS (Reuters) - Iran's test of a
ballistic missile earlier this week was a clear violation of a U.N.
Security Council resolution and sends "a worrying message", French
Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said on Thursday.
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Iran tested a new precision-guided ballistic missile on Sunday in
defiance of a United Nations ban, signaling an apparent advance in
Iranian attempts to improve the accuracy of its missile arsenal.
"The Oct. 11 launch constitutes a clear violation of this resolution
(1929). It is a worrying message from Iran to the international
community," Nadal told reporters in a daily briefing.
Ballistic missile tests by Iran are banned under Security Council
resolution 1929, which dates from 2010 and remains valid until a
nuclear deal dating from July 14 this year goes into effect.
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undertake any work on ballistic missiles designed to deliver nuclear
weapons for a period of up to eight years, according to a Security
Council resolution adopted in July.
That resolution also says that once the deal is in effect countries
will be allowed to transfer missile technology and heavy weapons to
Iran on a case-by-case basis with council approval.
However, at the time the resolution was drafted, a U.S. official
called this provision meaningless and said the United States would
veto any suggested transfer of ballistic missile technology to Iran.
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"Resolution 1929 will stay in place until confirmation by the IAEA
(International Atomic Energy Agency), which should give its opinion
at the start of 2016, on the implementation of Iran's nuclear
commitments," Nadal said.
France took one of the hardest lines of the six powers negotiating
the nuclear agreement with Iran.
(Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Leigh Thomas and James Regan)
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