Atom: Putin still help Iran

During the last summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), held Thursday in Beijing, Vladimir Putin met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was present as an observer. On this occasion, Putin reiterated the traditional relations of friendship between Russia and Iran, and Moscow's commitment to promote the technological modernization of the Islamic Republic. From these premises, the Russian president supported Iran's right to develop its own civilian nuclear technology and said that the Kremlin would be in constant contact with Tehran for a peaceful solution of the crisis, right on the nuclear issue, has isolated the Islamic Republic by the international community. The Russian head of state reiterated its commitment to non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and trust against Iran, arguing that the ayatollahs' regime is working constructively and that would not be developing nuclear weapons. The Iranian president reiterated the right of the Iranian people "access to modern technologies", including the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and has given Russia a key role in resolving the crisis, calling it a "great and powerful nation, which was capable of solving big issues with honor and take his place on the international stage. " Moreover, Ahmadinejad thanked Putin for the Russian technological cooperation in the nuclear field, which has made possible the new plant at Bushehr has become, now, "a symbol of positive and constructive cooperation" between the two countries. Probably Putin hopes to revive a key role of Russia in the international arena and, perhaps, to have some concessions in energy policy and the negotiation of the legal status of the Caspian.At the same time, Putin wants to "de westernize" the resolution of the Syrian crisis, giving Iran an important role. Russia seeks thus to gain credit as a benchmark for a country isolated and out of the embarrassment of having supported the sanctions against the regime in Tehran. The Kremlin hopes now to make Iran more flexible to cooperate with the IAEA and to play a role as mediator relaunching its diplomacy just days before the next round of talks between Iran and the group 5 +1, which will take place right in Moscow on 18 and 19 June. The West, seeking to persuade Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment program sospettandone purposes of war, remains skeptical, and Washington said they were willing to tougher sanctions against Iran if the round in Moscow will not bring progress negotiations on Iran's nuclear program. Nothing is good in dal'ultimo alarm raised by Robert Wood, the American representative to the IAEA, who reported an apparent cooperation from the Iranian authorities that, in fact, will have already have enough nuclear material to manufacture a significant number of warheads.

Japan wants to restart two reactors

"Japan needs to restart two reactors to safeguard the livelihood and economy of the country": a little over a year from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the east coast of Japan, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has addressed the public with a heartfelt plea for Atomic Energy on national television. A position that "it is in the interest of people's lives," after they have been put in place all necessary safety measures for the reactivation of plants 3 and 4 of the central Oi, the West Country. The green light, however, lies with local authorities. The urgency expressed by Noda is due to the arrival of summer, and then the spectrum of a great lack of energy, with potentially heavy consequences. Last May it was off to the usual maintenance - required every 13 months - the last of the 50 reactor in operation before the disaster in Fukushima.It had never happened in over 40 years. 'An electricity affordable and secure is vital. If all the reactors are turned off, provided that the first 30% of energy needs, the Japanese company will not survive, "Noda warned, adding that the natural consequence would be the flight of many foreign companies and therefore the loss of jobs job. Now the prime minister should formalize its decision, but first need the approval of the governor of Fukui prefecture, where there are the two plants. The Japanese public, however, continues to be largely opposed to nuclear power, despite the awareness of the difficulties ahead. Last month the government had asked the companies and families to save up to 15% less electricity to prevent blackouts. The public appeal was made ​​to tear both the popular support the government's plan, both to meet the contracting premises which will support a decision uncomfortable. In this regard, Issei Nishikawa, governor of Fukui prefecture (which has a rich "dowry" as many as 14 nuclear reactors), insisted that the premier would send a clear message about the need for reboot. Administration of Tokyo, in front of the concrete risk of blackouts and massive imports of gas needed to fuel power plants, had long since begun a "campaign" to persuade pro-nuclear power in the fact that the rich and industrialized area served by the central Osaka Oi includes: the third cities across the country - said yesterday Noda - would suffer a lack of electricity up to 18% in summer on the current production potential of Kansai Electric. Premier could put on paper the measure after a summit with three other key ministers, probably on the agenda the beginning of next week. Of course, one third of parliamentarians belonging to the governing party has submitted a petition calling for "utmost caution". And yesterday, in Tokyo, people took to the streets to protest the Cartel was written "we are against restarting."

After air raid in Afghanistan NATO apologizes for civilian deaths

For the first time NATO has admitted the deaths of civilians during its recent air strike in Afghanistan. The commander of the ISAF troops traveled to the families of the victims and apologized personally. The commander of the NATO -led ISAF force in Afghanistan , John Allen has apologized for the deaths of civilians during the recent attack by the military alliance. "Allen is General today traveled to Logar to apologize to the families of the victims and express his condolences to them," said a spokesman for the ISAF, the news agency dpa. The commander did it speak of a "heart-wrenching reality of war." On Wednesday were at the NATO air strike in Logar province in the east of the country after 18 civilians were killed Afghan information, including many children. So far, NATO had declared that there was no evidence that civilians had been killed. Provincial Council chief Abdul Wali Wakili said, according to news agencies, many members of the family of the tribal elders were Achundsada Basir in the bombardment were killed, including himself Achundsada. The local politicians, however, also said that six Taliban fighters - including a commanding officer - was killed in the attack. After an exchange of fire had requested NATO air support, said NATO spokesman.The residents would not leave the house despite a request before. According to reports, the tribal elders and 17 of his family members were killed - including nine children and four women. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai had then exercised sharp criticism: "NATO operations, the physical and material harm to civilians can be justified in any way accepted or tolerated."

Attack in northwestern Pakistan leaves 19 dead

At least 19 people were killed on Friday in a bomb explosion in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, a country rocked by several terrorist attacks perpetrated mainly by Taliban allies of al-Qaeda. The attack happened in Daudzai, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The device was hidden under a bus, hired by management to transport employees, but also accepts other passengers. At least seven women and a child of 7 years were among the dead and nearly 40 people were injured. "Most of the dead are government officials," the officer told. "We do not know exactly how many victims were employees and how many passengers," he said shortly after the provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Husain. "The bomb had seven to eight pounds of explosives, hidden under the bus, and was connected to a timer," the officer Shafiula Khan. Peshawar is the largest city in the northwest, at the entrance of the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, a stronghold of the Taliban and the main shrine of Al-Qaeda in the world. On Friday, police in Quetta, a city in southwestern Pakistan, announced that the balance of the attack on Thursday against a religious school rose to 15 dead. Seven seriously injured people died overnight in hospital, police sources said. Thirty people were injured in the attack. Quetta is located in Pakistan's border with Iran and Afghanistan. More than 5,000 people died nationwide in nearly 600 attacks in five years, most carried out by suicide bombers or their Taliban allies. The Taliban declared a jihad (holy war) to Islamabad's support for Washington's "war on terror." Since late 2001, when the top leaders of Al Qaeda fled Afghanistan for Pakistan's tribal areas, Pakistan became the main front line of the "war on terror." The Afghan Taliban are most active, such as the Haqqani network, also adopted these Pakistani tribal areas to the rear to carry out attacks against international forces in Afghanistan NATO, composed by two thirds by American soldiers. The terrorist leader Osama bin Laden died in a U.S. operation in northern Pakistan last year and drones (drones) CIA almost daily bombing the tribal areas of the northwest.