Negotiation, Best Way Out of Iran’s Nuclear Stand-Off – Iran’s Ahmadinezhad
Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website
Tehran, 24 April: IRI President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad said here Monday [24 April] in an interview with Al-Alam News Network, “Negotiation is the best way out of Iran’s nuclear stand-off.”
The President added, “Iran’s nuclear dossier has turned quite political while the Islamic Republic of Iran’s moves have entirely been in accordance with the international regulations and the NPT rules, and Iran has never breached any of them.”
Ahmadinezhad said, “The West that is itself benefited from the nuclear energy and is a mass producer of nuclear fuel does not intent to permit the other nations to take advantage of it.”
The IRI President pointing out that Iran has managed to produce nuclear fuel at industrial level, said, “Iran is now among countries that have the technology of producing nuclear fuel at an industrial level, and this has taken place within the barriers of the international laws.”
He meanwhile emphasized that the best way out of Iran’s nuclear stand-off with the West is pursuing the nuclear negotiations, adding, Iran has time and again announced its readiness in that respect.”
Touching on issue of dual suspension in a bid to solve the nuclear problem, he said, “The issue is devoid of any legal, or logical foundation and dual suspension is a wrong phrase that needs to be corrected.”
Ahmadinezhad further emphasized, “Iran pursues its activities in accordance with its legal rights and the opponents of Iran’s advancement have taken steps taking advantage of international organizations that are devoid of legal bases, and irrelevant to our nuclear dossier.”
He said, “The West has made a mistake and it needs to correct its mistake, while the entire world knows well that Iran’s nuclear activities are both legal, and legitimate and many European officials have emphasized this point in their talks with us.”
The president reiterated that Iran’s objective behind production of nuclear fuel is quite clear, and the planning and entire activities of our country in that respect are under supervision of the IAEA.
He meanwhile emphasized that the entire nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran are peaceful and legal, and Iran is the only country whose nuclear activities are fully under international supervision.
The president pointed out that the Iranian nation have an ancient civilization, and that throughout their history they have never oppressed any other nation, but have been in various eras, particularly after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, been oppressed more than any other country.
Ahmadinezhad said, “The Iranian nation has learned in the course of its proud history how to defend its rights, but Iran does not like to take advantage of oil as a weapon, and does not wish the trend of developments to lead us that way, which is why the Iranian nation has turned the West’s threats into opportunities.”
He pointed out, “Iran’s demand for energy is constantly increasing and the old sources of energy in our country are being used up.” Touching on Iraq crisis, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran meanwhile emphasized, “Negotiations on Iraq are in need of their necessary and particular frameworks.”
Stressing that Iran has many times announced its readiness to enter talks with the United States if Washington would change its tone, he said, “We are ready to enter talks in the presence of the press representatives, since we have a bad experience with talks behind closed doors.”
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