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Ahmadinejad: Countries possessing nuclear bombs have no privilege

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Jan 14, IRNA
Iran-President
There is no privilege for countries which have nuclear bombs except that the weapons only serve to tarnish their image, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Saturday.

Speaking at a press conference Ahmadinejad said, "We believe such weapons should be dismantled; if we are to manage the world, we will collect the missiles too because we believe humanity means logic, knowledge, wisdom, and dialogue."
He said, "I ask under what pretext does the Qods-occupying regime, have 200 warheads? What power does it have when its very foundations are shaken by just one question? We asked a question and they (the Zionist state of Israel) began to become insecure.

"Thought, ideology and wisdom are getting to rule the world; Those investing in nuclear weapons are irrationally depleting the assets of their peoples."
He added that today those who are speaking to the Iranian nation in a harsh and illegal literature need to have ties with Iran tens of times more than the Iranian nation needs them.

Elsewhere in the press conference, Ahmadinejad said the West should give necessary guarantees to Iran and officially recognize the rights of the Iranian nation.

He declared that the West should make its nuclear weapons issues transparent so that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be able to monitor them and create restrictions for them. "They should stop their political games," declared the president.

"These are our demands which, if accepted, will prove that they (the Westerners) are abiding by the law," he said.

Asked whether the IAEA Board members could independently ask for referring Iran's case to the UN Security Council, Ahmadinejad said the issue should be confirmed by the IAEA Board and the UN Security Council can take it into consideration.

"Since we have logic and the law (on our side), therefore we are not concerned over others' behavior; but we are regretful of the world and others; how many countries should demonstrate their power to achieve global tranquility?
"Our path is clear; we are for dialogue, logic and law and do not wish to escalate tension; however, we certainly do know how to defend our interests."
He denied claims that Interior Ministry had provided a list of non-governmental organizations in order to take actions against them.

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