New Delhi, November 27: Congress today described as “stated position” India’s joining the US in voting against Iran on a resolution passed by the UN atomic watchdog IAEA, censuring the Islamic nation over its controversial nuclear programme.
The party also dismissed suggestions that the move would damage the relationship between the two countries.
“This is the stated Indian position that Iran, which is a signatory to the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the IAEA needs to abide by the obligation that it has undertaken both as a signatory and as a member,” party spokesperson Manish Tewari told PTI when asked about the development.
At a meeting of the 35-member board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Austrian capital Vienna, 25 countries today voted in favour of the resolution spearheaded by the US.
–Agencies