No legal base for sending Iran to UNSC: Asefi
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, April 30, IRNA
Iran-Security Council-Asefi
Friday report of the International Atomic Energy Agency chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, on Iran's nuclear program proved lack of legal basis to send Iran to UN Security Council, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said on Sunday.
He told the domestic and foreign reporters at his weekly press briefing that the report did not help materialize what the United States sought.
"ElBaradei's report said that Iran had no diversion in its nuclear program," Asefi said.
Referring to a point of the report in which the IAEA called for an extra time to review Iran's nuclear case, he added, "It shows concerns of the agency over performance of the Security Council and certain states which intended to bypass the IAEA."
He said that suspension of uranium enrichment is not on Iran's agenda, adding, "The Islamic Republic of Iran will not return from the way it has passed so far.
"Therefore, we will not pay attention to the call for suspending research and development (R&D) studies."
The spokesman cautioned participants of an upcoming meeting of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to "prevent language of threat and pressure".
The five members of the UN Security Council -- France, Britain, China, Russia and the United States -- are scheduled to hold a meeting in Paris, France, on Monday.
"Discussing Iran's nuclear case at the IAEA and not the Security Council is the only solution to the issue under current
circumstances."
Asked about time of talks between Iran and the United States on Iraq, he added, "Currently, time is not appropriate for holding negotiations with US.
"Talks with Washington is not on agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran."
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