Vitaly Churkin, Russia's UN Representative, claimed that the idea for the resolution had been his country's. The week before the resolution was passed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pulled out of talks on Iran's nuclear program.[1] Furthermore, Lavrov stated that it was Russian belief that the resolution helps further "the primary goal" of the P5+1, which is "to help the IAEA ascertain that there is no military dimension to the nuclear program in Iran".[4]