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Rowhani says Iran will not give up NPT membership

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, June 2, IRNA -- Iran does not intend to give up its membership
of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), said Secretary of 
Supreme National Security Council Hassan Rowhani here on Wednesday. 
Addressing a press conference, Rowhani said Iran has announced 
to continue cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA) and it does not think about stopping it. 
Rowhani said Iran has had no problem with its cooperation with 
the IAEA within framework of additional protocol to NPT and the Agency
experts have been able to inspect Iranian nuclear sites and facilities
whenever they intended. 
He said Iran`s accession to the additional protocol should follow 
its due ratification procedure, starting from related commissions in 
the cabinet to Majlis. 
Iran has not at all put its confidential military information at 
the IAEA disposal and it would not allow access to its special 
military and non-military sites, he said. 
Rowhani said Iran is going to issue a statement on recent report 
of the IAEA Chief Mohamed ElBaradei, pointing to special problems of 
the report. 
He refuted US baseless allegations about nuclear program of Iran 
asked for any information the US alleges it has on Iran`s nuclear 
activities to be delivered to the IAEA. 
As for inauguration of Bushehr nuclear power plant in cooperation 
with Russia in 2005, Rowhani said Russian officials, notably President
Vladimir Putin, have announced they would abide by their promises 
concerning the project. 
He said talks on the project was going on well and Tehran has no 
difference with Moscow regarding the project. 
He added that Russia wants to set up a second power plant in 
Bushehr. 
Rowhani also dismissed Israel`s claim of raiding Iran`s nuclear 
facilities, saying he did not suppose it would take such a "foolish" 
move. 
He said Israelis are fully aware of Iran`s response to their wrong
moves. 
"They know how painful and destructive our response to their 
attack on Iran would be; these words are still a kind of publicity, 
aiming to raise hue and cry," said Rowhani. 
Elsewhere in the interview, Rowhani said Iran is highly concerned 
about desecration of holy sites in Iraq. He hoped for non-repetition 
of such sacrilegious moves in Iraq. 
On Iraq`s interim government, Rowhani said the government might 
not be welcomed and pleased by all, but can be a step forward. 
He hoped the interim government would prepare the ground for 
free elections and formation of a national government and guarantee 
the country`s full sovereignty. 
He said the government is not democratic and has mainly been 
formed by the occupiers. 
He added that the interim government`s power would depend on the 
UN Security Council`s resolution and the type of authority the 
occupiers would give to the interim government. 
He said Iran welcomes any move being made in Iraqis` favor and 
avoidance of direct intervention of the occupiers in Iraq`s affairs. 
He ruled out the claims that Iraqi governing council member Ahmed 
Chalabi had links with Iran, saying he had been an Iraqi dissident who
used to attend different meetings abroad during reign of Saddam. He 
said Chalabi used to be mainly in close contact with Americans. 
"Iran has had no contact of special link in terms of information 
exchange with Chalabi," said Rowhani. 
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