Defense minister: Iran determined to use nuclear energy
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Khorramabad, Lorestan prov., March 9, IRNA
Iran-Defense Minister-Nuclear
Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Thursday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to make use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes as its legitimate right.
In an exclusive interview with IRNA, he said "Depriving the country of access to peaceful nuclear technology is like depriving the nation of its natural access to air, water and food."
"We have announced times and again that peaceful use of nuclear technology is among our legitimate rights and we are to make use of it," he said.
Iran favors as a world free from nuclear weapons to let humanity live in peace and tranquility, he said.
Iran's nuclear dossier is a technical issue and therefore it should not be turned into to a political-security problem, pointed out the minister.
The whole world knows that reporting Iran's nuclear dossier to the N Security Council would only discredit international organizations, he said.
If any country intends to attack Iran, it should expect a fatal reply by the Iranian armed forces, he said.
The Iranian armed forces are in full combat readiness and are to defend the country's territorial integrity with full power, concluded the minister.
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