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Speaker recommends Group 5+1 not to speak with language of threats

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Oct 8, IRNA
Iran-Speaker-Nuclear
Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel here Sunday recommended Group 5+1 not to speak with the Iranian nation with a language of threats and sanctions.

Haddad-Adel made the remark at at Majlis open session while addressing the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- Russia, Britain, China, France and the United States -- plus Germany.

"The Islamic Consultative Assembly, which is the mouthpiece of the Iranian nation, stresses peaceful use of nuclear energy," he said.

Pointing to "positive" talks recently held between Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and the European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, the speaker added, "Though the two sides were happy with outcomes of talks, certain remarks made at the session of Group 5+1 over the past two days showed signs of threats and sanctions."

The session of Group 5+1 once again raised the issues of the Security Council and threats, he said, adding, "Iran is ready to continue nuclear talks because it speaks logically and does not intend to violate international regulations and those of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

"Iran is also willing to use peaceful nuclear energy and regards it as a right of the Iranian nation.

"A side who speaks rationally, has no fear about continuation of negotiations. We are determined to express our points of views and understand concerns of the opposite side through talks."

Haddad-Adel stated, "If the opposite side is worried that Iran's (nuclear) activities will divert towards military purposes, we have announced we are ready to cooperate on legal supervision within frameworks of international regulations.

"If the other side still speaks of threats and sanctions despite all remarks (by Iranian officials), it will show that the nuclear case is just a pretext for certain powers and the US in particular to exert pressure on the Iranian nation.

"As long as negotiations and a rational solution are regarded as the base, we will continue the path. But if the Iranian nation is addressed with the language of threats and sanctions, Majlis will insist on the Iranians' right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes."
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