Meanwhile Wang said a meeting of senior foreign ministry officials of the Security Council's five permanent members and Germany in New York tomorrow aimed to "consider the next step of activities by the IAEA".
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Nicholas Burns, and his counterparts from China, France, Russia and Britain, which are permanent members of the Security Council and have veto-wielding power, plus Germany, will attend the meeting, a State Department official said on Thursday.



