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Brazil, India and South Africa agreed in a trilateral summit Thursday that more diplomacy was required in the international standoff with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its controversial nuclear program.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Jacob Zuma "recognized the right of Iran to develop nuclear programs for peaceful purposes in keeping with its international obligations," they said in a joint statement.
They called on Iran to cooperate "fully" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and comply with UN Security Council resolutions.
But they also underlined "the need for a peaceful and diplomatic solution of the issue."
Brazil, India and South Africa agreed in a trilateral summit Thursday that more diplomacy was required in the international standoff with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its controversial nuclear program.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Jacob Zuma "recognized the right of Iran to develop nuclear programs for peaceful purposes in keeping with its international obligations," they said in a joint statement.
They called on Iran to cooperate "fully" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and comply with UN Security Council resolutions.
But they also underlined "the need for a peaceful and diplomatic solution of the issue."
