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VIENNA (Thomson Financial) - The chairman of a stalled UN conference on strengthening the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has tried to assure Iran it was not the target of an agenda item calling for full compliance with the pact.But the Iranian ambassador held to objections that have deadlocked the two-week meeting since it opened on Monday.The chairman, Japanese ambassador Yukiya Amano, convened the conference briefly and said he would not change the draft agenda which reaffirms the need for 'full compliance' with the NPT.However, Amano added that 'full compliance' should be understood to mean compliance with 'all' NPT provisions -- even if he declined to change the wording thus, as demanded by Iran.Iranian ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh told reporters that Amano's statement 'was not enough' and insisted that the agenda text be revised.Tehran argues that emphasising compliance with all NPT provisions would push nuclear weapons states to keep their promises on disarmament, rather than just criticise Iran over violations of the treaty's nuclear safeguards.Iran feels it is being singled out as it is currently defying UN Security Council calls for it to suspend uranium enrichment, and is in fact expanding its nuclear program despite Council sanctions.tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.comafp/gpCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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