{"id":7979,"date":"2010-03-29T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/nuclear\/7979-g8-meeting-to-focus-on-iran-cannon"},"modified":"2023-01-13T13:40:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T12:40:16","slug":"g8-meeting-to-focus-on-iran-cannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/g8-meeting-to-focus-on-iran-cannon\/","title":{"rendered":"G8 meeting to focus on Iran: Cannon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-35080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/03\/lawrence-cannon.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon\" title=\"Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon\" width=\"150\" height=\"164\" align=\"right\" \/>CBC News<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says Iran&#039;s nuclear enrichment program will be high on the agenda as G8 representatives gather Monday in Gatineau, Que. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Unfortunately I believe we are left with little choice but to pursue additional sanctions against Iran ideally through the United Nations Security Council,&quot; Cannon told reporters. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;We need to let discussions play out in the UN, and Canada is ready to do its part.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Western nations have been pushing for a fourth round of UN sanctions against Iran, which is pressing ahead with its nuclear development program. <\/p>\n<p>The G8 meeting of foreign ministers begins Monday evening and continues Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering comes ahead of June&#039;s planned G8 summit in Huntsville, Ont., and G20 meeting in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>Cannon is playing host on Monday at a five-country meeting on economic development in the Arctic. 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