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Iran to resume nuclear research Sunday or Monday: Haddad-Adel

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Feb 12, IRNA
Iran-Speaker-Nuclear
Iran would resume nuclear research on Sunday or Monday in the presence of International Atomic Energy Agency's inspectors, Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said here Sunday.

"Iran is determined to implement its decisions. When we announced our readiness to resume nuclear research, we should wait for the IAEA inspectors to come to Iran and supervise this phase," Haddad-Adel told reporters.

Asked about the possibility of resuming nuclear talks, he said, "The atmosphere of talks will undoubtedly be different from what was before the IAEA Board of Governors' decision to report Iran to the UN Security Council."
Pointing to Iran's peaceful nuclear activities, he said, "The IAEA article of association set legal methods for countries including Iran to act within the frameworks of international treaties and agreements.

"We say what will be the use of IAEA if a country, which has opened doors of its facilities and repeatedly announced it has no intention of building nuclear weapons, are barred from nuclear technology under pretext that it may divert from peaceful nuclear activities. In that case, existence of the IAEA will be meaningless." In response to a question on reasons behind Iran's refusal to adopt more steps to prevent the IAEA Board of Governors' from reporting its nuclear case to the Security Council, the speaker said, "Iran has set a plan which is regarded by experts as its strategies." He added, "Iran will not close doors of negotiations to any country. Russia's nuclear plan can also be discussed. But we insist on our rights."
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