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Turkey, Brazil come out against new Iran sanctions
Turkey's prime minister declined to support President Barack Obama's push for tough new sanctions against Iran but said his country was willing to act as a mediator in the diplomatic standoff over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey has had a strategic alliance with Iran since the 17th century and wants a diplomatic solution to end the deadlock. Erdogan spoke to CNN's Christiane Amanpour while in Washington to attend the Obama administration's summit on nuclear security, saying, "I believe that we can find a way out."
Brazil has called for diplomacy rather than sanctions to resolve the row over Iran's nuclear program, Iranian state-run Press TV reported Tuesday. Speaking on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit here Monday, Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said past sanctions never hindered Iran's nuclear activities.
The US and some allies want sanctions against Iran to force it to halt its uranium enrichment activities. But China, Russia and some members of the Non-Aligned Movement including Brazil insist that diplomacy must be given a chance.
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