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    VIENNA, Feb. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors adopted a resolution to report the Iranian nuclear issue to the U.N. Security Council during its extraordinary meeting here Saturday.

    The resolution, which was submitted by France, Germany and Britain, was approved with an overwhelming majority from the IAEA decision-making body. Of the 35 members on the IAEA Board of Governors, 27 voted yes, three voted no and five abstained.

    A Vienna-based diplomat said Cuba, Venezuela and Syria voted against the resolution, while Algeria, Belarus, Indonesia, Libya and South Africa abstained.

    According to the rules of IAEA, if a draft resolution cannot be passed unanimously, a vote should be taken and adoption merely needs a simple majority.

    While urging Iran to take "confidence building measures," the resolution "deems it necessary" for Iran to take some steps like:

IAEA Director-General Mohamed El Baradei (L) presents the meeting in Vienna, capital of Austria, Feb. 4, 2006. [Xinhua]

    -- "re-establish full and sustained suspension of all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development, to be verified by the Agency (IAEA);"

    -- "reconsider the construction of a research reactor moderated by heavy water;"

    -- "ratify promptly and implement in full the Additional Protocol;"

    -- "pending ratification, continue to act in accordance with the provisions of the Additional Protocol which Iran signed on Dec. 18, 2003."