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Rowhani discusses Iran`s nuclear program with German FM

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Feb 25, IRNA -- Secretary of Iran`s Supreme National Security 
Council(SNSC) Hassan Rowhani during a meeting with German Foreign 
Minister Joschka Fischer in Berlin Friday called for accelerating of 
the three Iran-EU3 work groups` progress. 
The Iran-EU3 work groups include the political-security, the 
technological, and the nuclear groups in which the Iranian and 
European representatives try to tackle a solution to Iran`s nuclear 
stand off with the West. 
According to a report by SNSC secretary office, a copy of which 
was faxed to IRNA, Rowhani pointed out that Iran and Europe are 
completely agreed on Tehran`s not producing nuclear weapons. 
Rowhani added, also according to the decrees issued by Iran`s 
Supreme Leader and the country`s obligations according to the 
international protocols, we are opposed to manufacturing and use of 
all types of nuclear weapons and other types of weapons of mass 
destruction (WMDs). 
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, too, reiterated during 
the meeting the need for "objective guarantees" on peaceful nature of 
the Iranian nuclear program. 
"Our goal is to remove international concerns about Iran`s nuclear
program and the main issue is objective guarantees which ensure Iran`s
nuclear program is mainly for peaceful purposes," Fischer said during 
a joint news conference with Rowhani at the foreign ministry. 
"To achieve such a thing, won`t be easy. It is a difficult 
challenge, but I think the goal is worth it. Hence we should attempt 
everything to reach such objective guarantees, in an effort to achieve
such an agreement," added Fischer. 
The German minister made clear a final nuclear agreement would 
lead to "deepening ties in economic, technological and also political 
sphere". 
Germany, France and Britain are engaged in sensitive political and
nuclear negotiations with Iran on a long-term political accord. 
Rowhani, accompanied by Iran`s nuclear negotiation team, comprised
of Sirus Nasseri, Hossein Moussavian and Amir Zamaninia, was also due 
to meet later in the day with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. 
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