Speaker: US seeking pretexts to oppose Iran
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Sept 14, IRNA
Iran-US-Kyrgyzstan
Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said in Bishkek on Thursday that the US keeps seeking pretexts to oppose Iran and that its current excuse is the country's nuclear issue.
According to a report released by Majlis media department, he made the remark while speaking to reporters at a joint press conference with his Kyrgyz counterpart Marat Sultanov.
"The US has recently admitted that its double standards on Iran's access to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is justifiable, which shows that its opposition is a mere pretext," he said.
Turning to several bills on use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, which have so far been ratified by Majlis, he said that Iran's parliament has underlined the nation's inalienable right to such a right.
"The decision of Majlis is based on the nation's will and the US opposition to our nuclear activities is considered as a mere excuse.
"Iran has declared its stance and readiness to hold a debate on its nuclear issue, but the American officials try to avoid it," he added.
For his part, addressing reporters, Sultanov urged the need for increasing trade exchange between the two countries and said that the favorable potentials of both sides should be used to upgrade mutual relations in the sector.
Turning to the fact that in the first half of the current year trade exchanges between Iran and Kyrgyzstan rose two folds compared to that of the past year, he said that this proves the growing trend of bilateral relations in the field.
The Kyrgyz speaker said that his country's parliament will support any type of economic cooperation with Iran.
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