Foreign ministers from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany will meet next week in Berlin to discuss possible further sanctions against Iran, diplomats said yesterday.

Two diplomats speaking on condition of anonymity said the ministers would try to close differences over a third UN Security Council sanctions resolution against Iran for its refusal to give up sensitive nuclear work. The German foreign ministry in Berlin had no comment on the meeting, which would bring together Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, as well as the host country.

The US State Department indicated that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would attend such a meeting but declined to confirm officially that it was taking place until there had been an announcement from Germany.

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