Russia against Iranian sanctions

    ISTANBUL, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Russian foreign minister said here on Thursday that Russian had always been against unilateral（单边的） sanctions¹ against Iran and hopes that they can be lifted in the upcoming Iranian nuclear talks.
    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the statement at a press conference（记者招待会） shortly after his meeting with Turkish counterpart² Ahmet Davutoglu in Ciragan Palace, Istanbul.
    Evaluating the talks that will be held in Istanbul on Friday and Saturday between Iran and the P5+1 (Russia, the U.S., UK, France, China and Germany), Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said sanctions should be one of the topics on the agenda³.
    "We have never supported unilateral sanctions, which will only serve as a spoiler for Iran," he said, adding Russia has always been very clear at pointing out its concerns.
    Asked what his expectations from the talks were, he added that just being able to agree on a perspective for future steps would mean the talks were a success.
    He added that the talks would not just be limited to the Iranian nuclear program, but also on solutions to regional problems.
    Regarding the nuclear swap⁴ agreement signed between Iran, Turkey and Brazil last summer and known as the Tehran agreement, Lavrov said that it served as a confidence building measure, however, the Tehran research reactor⁵ was not a P5+1 project.
    "If the IAEA proves the Iranian nuclear program is peaceful, Iran would have every right as every other country to use peaceful nuclear power," he said.
    Currently⁶, he added, the IAEA cannot confirm that the program is peaceful, nor can it prove the program is aggressive.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 sanctions   

批准( sanction的名词复数 )； 认可； 制裁； 约束力

参考例句：

• There was general acquiescence in the UN sanctions. 普遍默认了联合国的制裁。
• Trade sanctions were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement. 凡拒签该协议的国家均受到贸易制裁。

2 counterpart   

n.与对方地位相当的人，与另一方作用相当物

参考例句：

• Canada's Prime Minister is the counterpart of the U.S. President.加拿大总理相当于美国总统。
• Night is the counterpart of day.黑夜与白天相辅相成。

3 agenda   

n.议事日程，记事册

参考例句：

• We now proceed to the next item on the agenda.我们现在着手讨论下一项议题。
• If there is no objection,the agenda is adopted.如果没有意见，议程就通过了。

4 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

5 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

6 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。