Lavrov, Annan Warn Military Action on Iran Disastrous

Source: 21-03-2008
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday warned that any military means to solve Iran's nuclear program would have a "disastrous" effect. "Any forceful attempts to resolve this issue by non-peaceful means would undermine all that has been done to bring clarity into the Iranian nuclear program," Lavrov said in a press conference with his 'Israeli' counterpart Tzipi Livni.
He warned against attempts to undermine the International Atomic Energy Agency inspection of Tehran's program. "As long as the inspectors report that they have not found that there is some deviation of this program into the military field I think it would be disastrous for us to undermine this very efficient and important process."
Moreover, former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan also said that military action against Iran would be "a disaster" and the only way to solve the impasse is through dialogue.