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Larijani: Anti-Iranian resolution an arrow to weaken Iran's system

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Dec 27, IRNA
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Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said on Wednesday that the anti-Iranian UN Security Council resolution is among arrows that has been aimed by the enemy to undermine the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"Such exhausted behaviors and tactics will make us stronger; today, the world is increasingly awakened and getting more resentful of the US," said Larijani in an interview with reporters on the sidelines of his meeting with Iraqi minister of economy Bayan Jabr on Wednesday.

Larijani said that recently, a US official said the resolution was issued to humiliate Iran.

When the US official was asked about ineffectiveness of such behaviors in the past, he said 'though such behaviors have not functioned well over the past 27 years, we are doing something else behind the stage', added Larijani.

"The literature of a country, which claims to be superpower and the so-called master of global affairs and activities, is such that it speaks of launching a global move to humiliate another country," ridiculed Larijani, adding, "Such behaviors are arrows that are aimed to undermine the Islamic Republic; on the contrary, they have made us more powerful."
He said today, regional conditions require more prudence and rational behavior and radicalism is no longer effective.

"Anyone trying to radicalize regional conditions, should be held accountable for his conduct."
The official said the Islamic Republic of Iran has accepted NPT and carried out its nuclear activities under the IAEA supervision.

Anybody refusing to officially recognize the rights has in fact done a grave mistake and his conduct would create problems, he added.

Criticizing the West for its double-standards in inviting Iran on the one hand to negotiations and speaking in language of threat on the other hand, Larijani said, "Those using the tool of talks one day and that of force another day, should know that others too have tools.

Americans had better secure sustainable security in the region today." As for operation of 3,000 new centrifuges, Larijani said Iran has in the course of talks been stressing that its nuclear policies are consistent with global system and 'if rights of our nation are not recognized we will continue our work'.

He said the IAEA had been informed of operation of the systems and nothing has been concealed.

"We are now going through early stages and the time for initiation of final works would be announced soon."
On Iran's one-billion-dollar aid to Iraq, Larijani said Tehran had already started forwarding the assistance. It had formerly been decided to provide Iraq with necessary credit for spending on the development and educational projects whose implementation was deemed necessary by the Iraqi government, he added.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Larijani said there are good economic ties in fuel and power exchange and cargo transit between the two naturally united neighbors of Iran and Iraq.

Also pointing to proper economic and security relations between Iran and Iraq, Larijani thanked the Iraqi officials for readiness to secure release of the two Iranian diplomats detained by the American forces.

He criticized the Americans for their 'unworthy' behavior which runs contrary to the international norms and regulations and hoped the diplomats would soon be freed.

Jabr for his part told reporters that he is visiting Iran to ink a memorandum of understanding for extension of a one billion-dollar credit for spending on development projects in Iraq.

He said he was carrying a message from Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Iranian officials regarding capture of two Iranian diplomats by Americans in Iraq.

He then pointed to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's message to Iranian officials on condition of the two detained Iranians and said Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zibari too had in a letter stressed freedom of the two Iranians who had travelled to Iraq with political passports. He hoped that the two would be released as soon as possible.

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