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US has always sabotaged Iranian relations with other countries

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Feb 21, IRNA

Government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh said that the US has always sabotaged Iranian relations with other countries and that they are not serious in initiating talks with the Iranian government.

He told reporters in his weekly briefing that Americans speak in favor of dialogue, but, in practice do the opposite.

Asked whether the European countries are subject to US pressure over negotiations with Iran about nuclear program, he said that it depends on the European countries to what extent they allow their interests be overshadowed by that of the United States.

He said that the Americans is used to exerting pressure on European countries about Iranian nuclear program.

"From the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, we got used to seeing illegal actions from the United States. They embarked on unlawful espionage operations about Iran's civilian program of utilizing nuclear energy," he said.

Explaining the visit to Moscow of Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Hojjatoleslam Hassan Rowhani, the spokesman said that normally there is difference of views with the Russian Federation about the manner in which Bushehr power plant is to be inaugurated, but, negotiations will proceed to remove them.

He said that Iran is fully committed to the agreements with the European Union (EU) and after the expiry of the timetable for the current talks, Iran will act according to the agreement.

A reporter asked the government spokesman why Iran has concerns about US joining to Iranian nuclear talks with the EU, Ramezanzadeh said that Iranian government does not see the United States as a party over the national nuclear program.

"Iranian nuclear program is in line with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Iran voluntarily suspended uranium enrichment as a confidence building measure and we are waiting to see whether or not our initiatives will bear fruits," he said.

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