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Speaker: Majlis defends rights of Iranian nation on nuclear energy

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, July 23, IRNA
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Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said on Sunday that the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) has strong determination to defend legitimate rights of the Iranian nation on nuclear energy.

Addressing formal session of Majlis, he said, "If the Iranian nuclear dossier is deviated from the negotiation route and if it is proved that the inalienable rights of the Iranians are to be ignored and humiliated, the Majlis will fulfill its legal task in order to restore the rights of the Iranian people."

When all talks were about negotiations on Iran's nuclear case, suddenly everything was changed and talks were focused on diversion from the negotiation course, he said adding that such a move undermines the Europeans commitments, a reference to debate on Iran nuclear program by members of the Security Council.

"Concurrent with the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, we observed a change in the route of Iran's nuclear case," he said.

The negotiation was suggested by the Europeans and Tehran accepted the proposal but suddenly the negotiation route was changed, he added.

"Iran is interested in negotiations," he said adding that diversion from the negotiation course will not be beneficial to anyone.

Haddad-Adel expressed the hope that Iran's nuclear issue would be settled through talks.

Elsewhere in his speech, the Majlis speaker said the Lebanese Hizbollah is the manifestation of will of the Lebanese nation to maintain the country's independence.

Commenting on savage atrocities of the Zionist regime in the past several weeks which resulted in killing and injuring hundreds of innocent civilians, he regretted that the Zionists have assaulted the civilian targets.

As to the US and British support for the Zionist regime, he said Israel which is enjoying the US and British support for the past 60 years has not been able to defeat the Islamic resistance movement.

Washington is trying to save the Israeli face through its political and military support for the occupying regime, he said adding that by US vetoing the UN resolution against Israel, there is no dignity left for that international body.

The world has no hope that the United Nations can do anything to restore rights of the oppressed nations, he reiterated.

"This means death of the United Nations," the speaker emphasized.

Referring to remarks by the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on ceasefire in the Middle East, he said she believes the ceasefire should be made once the new Middle East is established.

While they are living in another part of the globe, they are making decisions for the Middle East nations, he said stressing that the new Middle East has already been created but Washington is ignorant about it.

Haddad-Adel further reiterated that in the so-called new Middle, East the people's will is determinate not the will of Washington.

Addressing certain Arab states which have remained silent toward the latest Israeli aggressions against Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Lebanon, he said those Arab countries should know that the future generation will judge about them.

Haddad-Adel urged all Arab and Muslim states to support the resistance movement of their Muslim brothers in Lebanon.

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