On the Iran nuclear issue, Lavrov said while Moscow opposes harsh additional U.N.sanctions against Tehran, it does support,and is applying, "robust" political pressure to get Iran to return to negotiations with the major powers on its enrichment program.

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He expressed concern about the effort to reset relations with Russia, noting Moscow backed Syria at the U.N.

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Moscow had said it would not support a second resolution in the U.N.

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Since the last round of negotiations were held in Moscow in June, the United States, the European Union and the U.N.

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