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Medvedev: sanctions against Iran should not target civilians

01 March 2010 22:15 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said here on Monday that Russia could consider sanctions against Iran if the international diplomatic efforts failed to settle the issue of Iran’s nuclear program, but stressing that the sanctions should not target Iranian civilians, APA reports quoting news.xinhuanet.com web-page.
Medvedev made the remarks at a joint press conference with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy following their meeting.
Earlier, Sarkozy told reporters at the same press conference that Russia will support new international sanctions against Iran if they will not lead to a humanitarian tragedy for the Middle East nation.
The United States and its Western allies have been accusing Iran of secretly developing nuclear weapons under the disguise of a civilian program. Iran has denied the accusation and stressed its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes.