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FM stresses Iran`s right of getting access to peaceful nuclear technology

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

United Nations, New York, Sept 25, IRNA -- Iran`s Foreign Minister 
Kamal Kharrazi here Friday insisted on Iran`s right of getting access 
to nuclear technology for peaceful aims. 
Addressing the 59th session of UN General Assembly, Kharrazi also 
stressed the importance of taking action by the international 
community due to the existence and proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction. 
"As the only victim of the unbridled use of weapons of mass 
destruction in recent years, Iran feels very strongly about the 
absolute imperative of a collective and rule-based multilateral 
campaign to eradicate all these weapons and to prevent the 
proliferation of nuclear weapons as an interim measure. 
"This must be done by the universal application of disarmament 
and non-proliferation instruments in a comprehensive and 
non-discriminatory manner," he said. 
He urged addressing the legitimate disarmament and 
non-proliferation concerns of the international community through 
transparency and vigorous application of monitoring mechanisms. 
"Iran has always been prepared to contribute activity to this 
global effort. While we insist on our right to use technology 
for peaceful purposes, we have and will leave no stone unturned in 
order to provide assurances of our peaceful intentions," he said. 
Iran has been in the forefront of efforts to establish a zone 
free from weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, the minister
said, adding this initiative which has received the repeated approval 
of the General Assembly and the Security Council has been 
systematically obstructed by Israel`s intransigence and its 
rejection of all multilateral instruments, regrettably with impunity. 
"All countries of the region and beyond are unanimous in 
considering Israeli arsenal, including its weapons of mass 
destruction, combined with its policy and record of aggression and 
state terrorism as the single greatest threat to regional and global 
peace and security. Israel cannot hide these facts behind smoke 
screens," he stated. 
He urged the international community to show its resolve to 
maintain the credibility of multilateral disarmament instruments by 
taking action to compel Israel to comply. 
Pointing to Iran`s stance on Iraq, Kharrazi said, "Iran`s view 
of the way we got here in Iraq is clear. The Iraqi dictator is gone 
and the Iraqi people are to begin to take control of their lives and 
destiny, however they continue to experience violence and insecurity 
nevertheless. 
"We condemn all acts of violence and terrorism in Iraq. We stress 
the need for promoting security, preserving the unity, territorial 
integrity and political independence of Iraq, promoting democracy 
through drafting a new constitution, holding free and fair elections 
as scheduled and accelerating the reconstruction in Iraq as well as 
the speedy withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq," the minister 
added. 
The Iranian minister welcomed formation and supported the 
operation of the Iraqi transitional government as a positive step 
towards the restoration of the Iraqi people`s sovereignty and stressed
the pivotal role of the United Nations and substantial 
responsibilities to discharge in the transitional period. 
"In this connection, the compliance with the provisions of the 
relevant Security Council resolutions and the enhancement of the 
pivotal role of the UN and its Secretary-General and his special 
representative for Iraq is the best option and approach to restore 
peace and security in that country," Kharrazi mentioned. 
Iran welcomes the position of the UN Secretary-General on the 
important role that Iraq`s neighboring countries can play in the 
restoration of peace and stability in Iraq and its reconstruction, 
he noted. 
He said based on an overall and realistic review of the current 
developments in international relations, the world today faces the 
formidable challenge of extremism in two distinct and yet 
interconnected faces: violence and terrorism of non-state actors 
and unbridled militarism of states. 
"Insecurity is manifested in the horrendous acts of extreme 
violence and terrorism; whether it is in Iraq, Afghanistan or Russia. 
"Lawlessness is manifested in going outside of the law among 
nations and the UN Charter, relying on the glorification of force 
and the brute use of the military might," he said. 
Kharrazi stressed to be relentless against terrorism in a truly 
collective and all-inclusive manner and to muster the courage and 
national discipline to guard against militarism and remain within 
the confines of the law among nations. 
"The increasing insecurity and the escalation of acts of 
violence and terrorism in different parts of the world are a matter 
of serious concerns of all of us," he noted. 
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