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No place for weapons of mass destruction in Iran`s military doctrine: envoy

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

United Nations, Nov 2, IRNA -- Iran`s Permanent Deputy Representative 
to the United Nations Mehdi Danesh Yazdi here on Monday stressed 
that nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction have no 
place in Iranian military doctrine because they run against its 
religious beliefs and commitments under the nuclear Non-Proliferation 
Treaty (NPT). 
Danesh Yazdi made the remarks after International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA) Chief Mohamed ElBaradei submitted his annual report to 
the UN Security Council. 
As to measures Iran has taken to build the international 
community`s confidence in the interest of clearing suspicions on its 
nuclear activities, he said that in December 2003 it signed the 
Additional Protocol and in November voluntarily suspended its uranium 
enrichment activities. 
The Islamic Republic is currently negotiating with the European 
Big 3 (Britain, Germany, France) to prove the peaceful nature of its 
nuclear activities and to achieve a mutual understanding with Europe 
on the nuclear issue, the Iranian envoy added. 
He further expressed his satisfaction with the recent IAEA 
report which acknowledges that major and decisive measures have 
been taken by both Iran and the agency to settle the issue. 
As to Iran`s cooperation with the IAEA, he said about 800 
inspectors of the agency have conducted daily inspections during 
scheduled visits to Iran as of February 2003 which should be 
sufficient time for them to arrive at definite conclusions on the 
nature of Iran`s nuclear activities. 
According to a recent IAEA report, no evidence has been found 
proving Iran`s nuclear activities are for a military purpose, Danesh 
Yazdi reiterated. 
Iran, being a signatory to the NPT, will not renege on its 
commitments under the treaty but will also push for the right 
guaranteed under it to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, 
the Iranian envoy said. 
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