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Malaysian FM lauds Iran`s nuclear confidence-building strategy

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 7, IRNA -- Malaysian Foreign Minister Hamid Albar on
Monday lauded Iran`s nuclear confidence-building policy. 
Albar further told visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal 
Kharrazi that his country supported Iran`s policy for cooperation with
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 
"Iran has had effective cooperation with the Agency and we believe
in honoring the rights of developing states, including Iran, to the 
peaceful use of nuclear energy," said Albar. 
Kharrazi for his part that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been 
after development of peaceful nuclear energy in order to implement its
economic development plans. 
He said Tehran is serious and sincere in the talks, expecting 
Europeans to be the same. 
He added that Iranians make assessment of the talks after a 
three-month period, hoping that the outcome of the talks would be 
fruitful. 
The minister said Iran has had good cooperation with the IAEA and 
agreed to the IAEA inspectors` visits within the framework of the 
nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in line with its policy of 
confidence building. 
He said Tehran`s stance in the talks is transparency and 
maintaining rights in accordance with the nuclear non-proliferation 
treaty, while insisting on its rights to peaceful use of nuclear 
energy. 
He added that the pressures are not limited to Iran and any other 
developing state attempting to develop nuclear energy for peaceful 
purposes would come under such pressures. 
The Iranian and Malaysian foreign ministers then discussed a 
number of other regional and international issues, including the UN 
structural reforms, upcoming meeting for revision of the NPT, the 
South-South cooperation, more contribution to the Organization of the 
Islamic Conference and international developments. 
They also stressed the need for regular consultations among 
developing states to guarantee and draw up strategies for a fair 
global system. 
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