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Iran to continue cooperation with IAEA: official

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 24, IRNA
Malaysia-Iran-Nuclear issue
The Islamic Republic of Iran is to continue cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and wants the issue resolved through the UN watchdog, Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Mostafavi said on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters, Mostafavi said Iran has fully cooperated with the IAEA and will continue to do so in the future.

Highlighting the role of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) as very significant specially under the current circumstances, he said the former and present foreign ministers of NAM member states are to hold a meeting in South Africa and Iran as an active member of the movement expects its peaceful nuclear activities to be fully supported by NAM members.

Referral of Iran's nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council would not solve the issue, he said adding, "We strongly want the issue solved by the IAEA because other methods would only make it more complicated."
The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has always supported Iran's legitimate right to make peaceful use of nuclear technology, he said adding that it is expected that the same stance would be adopted in the upcoming OIC meeting.

On Iran's viewpoints on Russian proposal to enrich uranium for Iran in Russian territory, he said the two sides experts are now studying the proposal and it is likely to be accepted by Iran.

If Iran goes ahead with its nuclear research program, the grounds might be prepared for its uranium enrichment in Russia, he said.

Condemning recent stands taken by French President Jacques Chirac and his threat of a nuclear strike on others, he said it is a clear example of double standard policy adopted by them against Iran's peaceful nuclear program that they oppose Iranian peaceful nuclear activities but at the same time keep silent on such radical comments.

The Algerian nation has not yet forgotten the bitter memories of French crimes in their country, he said.

Such threats would be very harmful to world peace and stability, he pointed out.

Mostafavi arrived in Malaysia on Monday and conferred with the country's foreign minister and former premier on issues of mutual interests.

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