• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Mousavian: National nuclear policies watched closely by Supreme Leader

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Nov 17, IRNA -- Head of the Supreme National Security Council 
foreign policy committee Hossein Mousavian said here Wednesday that 
the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei has 
been supervising Iran`s nuclear policies from the very beginning. 
He added that the Secretary of the Supreme National Security 
Council Hassan Rowhani just coordinates the relevant affairs and 
underlined that the issue is being followed up closely by the entire 
ruling system. 
"The related decisions are made by high-ranking government 
officials and the negotiators merely implement these decisions. 
Stressing that in the Paris session, the Iranian and European 
negotiators both gave and took some privileges, he said that a balance
has been established in the process of such exchange. 
Dismissing the claim that the privileges given by Iran 
overshadowed those received in return, he said, "Iran will suspend the
enrichment process next week, while the IAEA board of governors` 
resolution is expected to be released the following week. 
"Besides, immediately following the release of the resolution, 
Iran-EU trade talks are due to start and Iran`s membership in the 
group of suppliers of nuclear fuel should be discussed." 
Mousavian noted that also the working groups are expected to 
proceed taking the required measures two weeks after the release of 
the resolution and submit their report to the main committee in three 
months. 
He referred to Paris Agreement as a plan and said that all the 
measures and talks included in the document have been scheduled. 
The official said, "The agreement is not a legal undertaking. It 
rather marks the political will of Iran and Europe. 
"Iran has set four conditions for suspension of uranium 
enrichment. The suspension should be temporary, voluntary, without any
legal undertaking and a confidence building measure." 
Mousavian noted that Iran accepted suspension of enrichment 
process based on the specified conditions. 
On the possibility of Iran`s talks with the US representative in 
the upcoming Iraq conference in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh 
about the country`s nuclear dossier, he said, "It has not yet been 
decided whether Iran will attend the upcoming meeting." 
2326/2322/1432