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President: Iranians are firm to regain their denied rights

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, March 20, IRNA
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced in his New Year message on Monday that Iranian nation has acquired the knowledge and technology for peaceful production of nuclear fuel and would stand firmly to regain its rights.

"Iranian nation has by relying on its faith, self-confidence, and the talents and intelligence of its youth attained the knowledge and technology for peaceful nuclear fuel production; today we announce with proud that the peaceful knowledge and technology are in our disposal in order to be used for different purposes, including electricity generation and we have not borrowed it from anybody that can take it away from us; they should be confident that Iranian nation has stood firmly to regain its rights and will continue the path until their full restoration," said Ahmadinejad in his televised message, while referring to the enemy's psychological war and global controversy over Iran's peaceful nuclear technology.

Touching on the damage inflicted on the Iranian nation over the past two and half years as a result of restrictions imposed on the country's access and use of peaceful nuclear technology, President Ahmadinejad called for compensation of the damage.

"I recommend to these few states to compensate the damage and apologize the great Iranian nation for the issue; and they should know that Iranian nation's memory is very clear and sensitive and would bear all the events; and the countries had better act in a way that they would have a position for Iranian nation's friendship," said Ahmadinejad.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Ahmadinejad congratulated the Iranian nation on advent of the New Year and hoped that the year would be full of success, endeavor, progress and honor for both the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iranians as well as the year of peace and calm based on justice and spirituality for the world people.

He said Iranian nation has throughout history had peaceful relations with all nations, favoring peace and tranquility based on justice and spirituality for all the world nations.

"The noble Iranian nation has never done any injustice against anybody and would neither be yoked by tyranny."
Also in some part of his address, Ahmadinejad referred to a number of bitter events last year, including the plane crashes, sacrilegious cartoons targetting holy Prophet of Islam, and desecration of twin shrines in Iraq, while referring to glorious presidential elections and the Bahman 22 (February 11) rallies, marking the triumph anniversary of Islamic Revolution.

Addressing Iranians worldwide, Ahmadinejad said, "We are a big family which should build our dear and great homeland and in accordance with its long history, turn it into the land of science, culture, justice, freedom, monotheism and model of pure life and developed life -- as it is today the model of awakening and independence seeking among the world nations."
He also touched on coincidence of New Year and Arbaeen (marking the 40th day of martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Imam of Shiites) and said the occasion should be taken as a blessing.

He said next year his government is determined to serve the masses and called on the public to monitor the government
performance.

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