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Iranians' insistence on N-right self-motivated: president

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Sanandaj, Kordestan Prov, Nov 17, IRNA
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Thursday night that the Iranian nation's insistence on its inalienable nuclear right was a self-motivated move.

President Ahmadinejad was speaking to reporters after the cabinet session, held at provincial capital Sanandaj, at the end of his two-day visit to the western province of Kordestan.

"Bullying powers have repeatedly called on Iran not to nationalize the nuclear issue. We tell them that our nation has no complicated weapons, like those belonging to enemies, to confront with them.

"The Iranian nation has no economic power as enemies have but it has displayed its power and dignity against enemies through its presence at different scenes," he said.

He added, "Visits to various provinces manifest parts of the Iranian people's power. The people's gatherings during provincial visits will display their power and weaken enemies.

"The visits will neutralize all plots of enemies. No one can adopt a measure against our nation."

Ahmadinejad stated that people's presence at provincial visits show a national solidarity and a deep political unity, stressing, "The solidarity will strengthen national power. People's presence at various scenes leads to the government's strength."

He said the government's visits to various provinces include ratifications by the cabinet for provincial development, meetings with residents of different cities and introducing provinces by media.

President Ahmadinejad, also addressing the cabinet session, said local residents of various cities of Kordestan province have strongly supported the Iranian nation's inalienable right on access to peaceful nuclear energy.

He added that the government attaches importance to development of Kordestan province which is a treasury of spiritual, human and financial talents for the Iranian nation.

The president, accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, wound up a two-day visit to Kordestan province and left Sanandaj for Tehran Friday morning.

During his visit to Kordestan province, the president met with local residents of cities of Sanandaj, Marivan, Sarvabad, Kamyaran, Baneh, Saqqez, Divandarreh, Bijar and Qarveh.

The president and his cabinet held a session Thursday night at Sanandaj and approved over 100 ratifications on provincial development.

President Ahmadinejad's visit to Kordestan was his 21st to various provinces of the country since the start of his initiative of bringing the government closer to the people.

He and his cabinet have already visited the provinces of Tehran South Khorasan, Sistan-Baluchestan, Ilam, Qom, Hormuzgan, Bushehr, Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari, Lorestan, Golestan, Kohgilouyeh and Boyer Ahmad and Khorassan Razavi, Zanjan, Markazi, Qazvin and Hamedan, East Azarbaijan, North Khorassan and Ardebil.

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