The new draft U.N. resolution on Iran over its disputed nuclear program doesn't call for any harsh sanctions, but encourages other countries to be vigilant, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday.
Speaking at a news conference the day after the draft was signed by the five permanent Security Council members and Germany, Lavrov said it "does not foresee any harsh sanctions."
"It calls for countries to be vigilant while maintaining trade and economic and transport and other ties with Iran so that they are not used for the transfer of forbidden nuclear material," he said.
These terms "will be enforced until the International Atomic Energy Agency's concerns are resolved," Lavrov said.