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Iran says threats will never weaken Iranian nation's will

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Feb 1, IRNA
Iran-Ministry-Statement
Iran on Wednesday said threats will never weaken the will of the Iranian nation and government to follow up their legal rights within the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Iran's Foreign Ministry issued a statement in reaction to a Tuesday decision by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to the effect that the Thursday meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should report Iran to the UNSC over its nuclear program.

"Iran believes it is possible to patch up differences of views and give response to questions on the country's peaceful nuclear plan in a peaceful manner with no pressures and threats through negotiations and that the sides can still continue their
confidence-building measures through logic and understanding.

"It is a regret that countries possessing the biggest arsenals of nuclear weapons are developing and producing new and more complicated weapons instead of building confidence and sticking to the NPT rules. This is while they use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states.

"These states intend to maintain their monopoly on nuclear technology. They intend to deprive other nations of their legal right to use peaceful nuclear energy by misusing international
organizations," the statement said.

It added, "These moves have caused the international
community to mistrust non-nuclear governments."
"While the Islamic Republic of Iran did its utmost to have extensive cooperation with the IAEA during the past two and a half years, five nuclear member states of the UNSC issued a completely political statement which run counter to international regulations." The statement said, "It is regrettable the governments which claim to have a civilization, threaten a nation with reporting it to the Security Council because of its research and progress.

"It is very surprising that while all nuclear activities of Iran are being carried out under the IAEA supervision and under conditions that the agency has been given the highest opportunity to inspect nuclear sites, certain governments intend to stop such a trend by reporting the country to the UNSC and cause serious problems for continuation of Iran's voluntary measures.

"In that case, based on a ratification passed by Majlis (parliament), the Iranian government will be obliged to suspend all its voluntary cooperation."
The ministry also stressed, "The statement by Group 5+1 had no legal base and ran counter to the NPT and the IAEA articles of association.

"These measures will bear no fruit other than discrediting the IAEA and weakening the role of international accords.

"The imperative tone of the 5+1 statement violated technical and legal independence of the agency and will harm the rights of member states of the IAEA's Board of Governors and even other members of the Security Council.

"It showed that a small group of big powers intend to rule the world against the will and determination of nations, governments and the international community."
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