United Nations, March 4 (News) Russia and China today defended the continuation of the path of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, against the imposition of new sanctions promoted by the United States, France and the UK.
These positions were set Thursday during a meeting of the Security Council, that committee heard a report from United Nations sanctions.
During the debate on China's Alternate Representative to the UN, Liu Zhenmin, said there is still room for further diplomatic action with Iran and that the doors are still open dialogue.
Similarly, the Russian ambassador, Vitaly Chirkin, also said there is still continuing discussions horizon in search of a deal.
Meanwhile, the U.S. permanent representative, Susan Rice and the UK, Mark Grant, and the alternate of France, Nicolas de Riviere, insisted on applying new sanctions on Iran.
These three countries have recently Russia and China delivered a proposal for another round of penalties against Tehran for continuing to pursue its peaceful nuclear program, as defined by the Iranian government.
The report presented to the Security Council by the holder of the sanctions committee, the Japanese Ambassador Yukio Takasu, cites several alleged violations by Iran with regard to penalties imposed previously.
The series of punishments meted out to the country so far include a ban on arms exports and trade in materials, equipment, goods and technology related to uranium enrichment and nuclear weapons development.
They also include the freezing of assets, inspection of ships suspected of carrying any of the prohibited items and the strengthening of surveillance on Iranian financial institutions, among other restrictions.
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The director of the National Civil Police (PNC) in http://migenteunida.org/en/tag/Guatemala, Baltazar Gomez, was arrested this morning in connection with the murder of five policemen in April 2009. Security forces also captured Nelly Bonilla, head of the Directorate of Analysis and Information Antinarcotics (CS) for the same case.
Baltazar Gomez arrested (photo courtesy Daily Twenty-First Century)
Gomez is the fourth director of the PNC appointed by Colom (photo courtesy Daily Twenty-First Century).
Gomez was the fourth director of the NCP named in this administration of President http://migenteunida.org/?s=Alvaro+Colom, but is the second one, besides being dismissed is captured.
Only last August he was fired and captured the director Porfirio Pérez Paniagua, being reported the theft of at least $ 300,000 of drug trafficking and about 350 kilos of cocaine.
PNC Changes occur two days after President Colom appoint its fifth minister of the Interior.
The newly appointed official is Carlos Menocal, who until February 28 served as the Presidential Commission against Impunity. Menocal was the liaison between the Presidency and the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG).
His appointment also came after former minister, Raul Velasquez, was dismissed after uncovering an embezzlement of almost $ 5 million to purchase fuel for the PNC.
According to coordinate the http://migenteunida.org/en/tag/Police Reform Commission, counsel Helen Mack, "corruption in the police never ends anywhere in the world" and added that the aim is to control the maximum.
"The people of organized crime the first thing is to co-opt senior officers of the institutions, in this case, the police," Mack said to the news. Counsel agreed that catches today are a positive sign and said "cleansing should be permanent."
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