British ambassador to the IAEA Peter Jenkins made a warning to Iran, saying: "Should Iran fail to comply with the Board's wishes, it will fall to the Security Council to bring additional pressure to bear on Iran in support of the continuing efforts of the IAEA."

British ambassador to IAEA Peter Jenkins (R) speaks during a news conference after the meeting in Vienna. [Xinhua]

    He also urged Iran not to threaten to withhold full cooperation with the IAEA and reject the Russian proposal on enrichment.

    In an interview with Xinhua, Chinese delegation chief Wu Hailong said the adoption of the resolution does not mean to immediately refer the nuclear dispute to the Security Council and the resolution does not require the top U.N. decision-making body to take action.

    "At present, there is, we believe, still room for resolving the Iranian nuclear issue within the framework of the IAEA," he said.

    Meanwhile, Iranian representative Abbas Araghchi appealed in Munich Saturday to the international community to avoid double standards on its nuclear activity.

    Speaking at the 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy, Araghchi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, said Iran's nuclear facilities are open to international inspectors and every step of his country's nuclear program is clear.

    He expressed his bewilderedness that a small scale of nuclear activity in Iran was considered a threat and hit headlines, while "other country (referring to Israel) in our region with more than 200 nuclear warheads and violates the human rights of the Palestinians by occupying their land" was exempt of such accusation.

    Iran has insisted that its nuclear program is designed to meet rising domestic demand for electricity and that it is fully peaceful.

    According to the IAEA agenda, the Board of Governors will hold another meeting to discuss a full report on the Iranian nuclear issue, to be presented by IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, and the meeting will then decide the next action. Enditem