NEW YORK (UN). Aug 21 (Interfax) - Russia will keep persuading Iran and the United States to step back from the dangerous line in their relations and to start settling their differences in a dialogue, acting Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said at the UN Security Council's meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
"I would like to assure, however, that even in this difficult context, we will continue to convince both our Iranian and American colleagues, that it is necessary to step back from this dangerous line and come up with regulating the differences through civilized dialogue, which assumes abandoning the policy of ultimatums, sanctions and blackmail," Polyansky said.
"We, like the overwhelming majority of the states in the region, cannot be satisfied with the situation where calls for Iran to come to the negotiating table are interspersed with direct provocations and harsh sanctions," he noted.
"In view of such an approach, the Iranian side is unlikely to respond," Polyansky said.
"Let me get this straight: we do not see any logic in actions of our U.S. colleagues, who violated the resolution 2231 of the Security Council and now urge Iran to start negotiations without any preconditions," he said.