Russia and West at odds over Syria at UN nuclear meeting
VIENNA - Russia is pushing for the issue of Syria's alleged past nuclear activities to be removed from the agenda of the UN atomic agency's board, diplomats said on Wednesday.
Western members of the 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency are against the Russian initiative as they believe Damascus should be kept under pressure to cooperate with the IAEA's long-stalled inquiry, the diplomats said.
As in previous meetings over the last six years, Syria will be debated by the IAEA board later this week during a quarterly meeting of the governing body, even though there has been little movement on the file since 2011.
