"Now we need to look more broadly and expand the circle of participants in possible contacts on this matter," Ushakov said.

Ban said China has provided more peacekeepers than all the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council.

Hassan Rouhani won the election by taking nearly 51% of votes. Since he won more than half, that eliminated the need for a runoff.

Assad's forces aim to retake Aleppo, where they have been mired in a bloody stalemate with rebels for nearly a year.

Besides, new scale of salaries will be introduced, according to which the minimum wage rate will be doubled by 2017.

The use of such drones is politically charged and civil-rights advocates say there are no clear privacy rules governing their use.

Last month the station was set on fire in a possible act of revenge for the killing of a man in an attack on police nearby.

The pair were not at the trial and deny the charges. They are accused of hiding millions of euros from Italian tax authorities.

"The Sanctuaries are closed apart from the Upper Basilica," the local prefecture of the Haute-Garonne area said in a statement.

The new requirements approved by nuclear watchdog will take effect on July 8, when operators will be able to apply for inspections.