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Iran to manufacture centrifuges parts under IAEA supervision: Asefi

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, June 27, IRNA -- Iran will manufacture and assemble 
centrifuges` parts under the supervision of the International Atomic 
Energy Agency, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said here 
Sunday. 
Addressing reporters at his weekly press conference, Asefi 
stressed Iran`s commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and 
its additional protocol as well as the safeguard. 
"If there were any ill intention, we would not send a transparent 
letter," he said. 
Iran`s Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Hassan 
Rowhani wrote a letter to Europe`s big three -- Germany, Britain and 
France -- on the country`s dossier in the Board of Governors of the 
International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN`s nuclear watchdog. 
Asefi stressed continuation of Iran`s cooperation with the IAEA 
and European states and said, "IAEA inspectors will do their job as 
before and will face no problems in the future as they were provided 
with all facilities." 
"The issue of cooperation should be bilateral. We prefer the 
language of understanding and friendship to that of intimidation and 
threat. 
"Despite the fact that the Brussels agreement was violated by the 
Europe, we will continue our negotiations with them," the spokesman 
said. 
He assessed the Europe`s measure regarding Iran`s nuclear 
dossier as deplorable and stressed, "Tehran finds no reason to remain 
committed to the Brussels statement." 
"In the Brussels meeting, Iran decided to stop manufacturing and 
assembling centrifuges voluntarily and the European side was to close 
Iran`s case in the June meeting," Asefi said, adding "The European 
did not keep their commitment." 
"So, we are neither morally nor reasonably committed to insist on 
confidence-building," Asefi added. 
He expressed his surprise at the violation of the three European 
states of their commitment. 
The spokesman pointed to the US efforts to raise problems and 
cause discord between Iran and the IAEA and said, "The United States 
cannot prove its claims as it was the case with the weapons of 
mass destruction in Iraq. 
"Accusation posed against Iran is a similar case." 
"The United States allows itself to accuse every country because 
the world demands no proof and evidence," he further stated. 
Asefi said Iran told the agency and the EU`s big three that the 
country will resume manufacturing centrifuges components on June 29. 
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