IAEA Board of Governors will lose legal foundation if it refers Iran to SC: Russian official
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Moscow, Feb 4, IRNA
Russia-Iran-IAEA
A Russian official said here Friday that the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will lose its technical and legal foundation if it refers Iran's nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council under the US pressure.
Leonid Ivashov, former head of the Russian Defense Ministry international cooperation department told IRNA that referral of Iran's nuclear case to the UN body has no legal base.
Research activities and making use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes are Iran's legitimate rights, he added.
Washington, by politicizing Iran's nuclear activities, is trying to pave the way for exerting military pressures on the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ivashov reiterated.
The US, after being trapped in Iraq, has understood that it can not do the same with Iran, he said adding that Washington and Tel Aviv should know that they will fail in any military plan against Iran and that they must pay heavy expenses.
He warned Washington against launching any conspiracy against the Iranian nation which will be followed by resistance of millions of Iranians.
The US military invasion of Iraq cost dlrs 200 billion for the Americans, he said reiterating that the expenses will be three times more in case of similar invasion on Iran.
He termed the US threats on referral of Iran's case to the Security Council as "political pressure" and "with no positive outcome".
Iran, as a member state of the IAEA and a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has repeatedly announced that it respects Safeguards Agreement of IAEA.
Iran gave 'objective guarantee' to UN nuclear agency with signing Additional Protocol to NPT in December 2003 that Iranian nuclear program will not be deviated from civilian use.
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