Iran keen to promote peace and stability in Mideast: Larijani (part 7)
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Munich, Feb 11, IRNA
Germany-Iran-Larijani
"Iran in all issues behaved responsibly. We are victim of terrorism, president, prime minister, head of Supreme Court and numbers of cabinet members and ordinary people were killed by terrorists. Now the same terrorists live in some European countries without any problems. These are some double standards and behaviors that cause misunderstanding in the region. It is a good idea to realize Iran form the western Iranologist perspective. Professor Fragner, the influential Austrian Iranologist said about Iran: If we ask Germans how powerful Germany is, they will say the power of Germany is to the extend that German tanks can go. If you ask French how powerful is France they will say it is to the extend that their guns can fire and if you ask the Arabs that how powerful you are they will say to the extend that our swords can kill. But it is different about Iranians. Iranians never call themselves as Iran Empire or terms like these. They always talk about Iran sphere of power. Sphere of power means to the extend that minds and thoughts can work.
"It is what a western Iranologist say. Iran believes in rationality and constructive interaction in International relations but never ignores its independence.
"4) Responsibility within the framework of legal and international systems can be another common principle among major and regional powers. If we do not abuse international arrangements, they can be considered as action, despite the fact that international arrangements are not complete and these days repeatedly we hear about the reform in UN structure. But at least if these arrangements were respected they could be criteria to act.
"We should accept that this principal due to abuse of some powerful countries has been damaged, or at least we can say it is under suspicion. The current example could be seen in Iran's nuclear case.
"Episode One: Forty years ago during the dictatorship of Shah, they planned a project for 20,000 Megawatt nuclear electricity and with the aid of US and some other European countries; they signed agreements to build a power plant. But when Iranian toppled the dictator, the west punished Iran and nullified all the contracts.
"Episode Two: Iran had to achieve nuclear know-how by itself, while it accepted NPT and was members of IAEA, Iran benefited IAEA the least and reached to the current position by relying on domestic science.
"Episode Three: Two years negotiation and suspension of all nuclear activities and the result was a plan that nothing was clear in that and as Mr. ElBaradei and other Europeans said it was an inappropriate plan.
"Episode Four: During the last year they imposed pressure on Iran with this policy that either we had to stop nuclear activities or they would refer the case to the Security Council and other threats.
Even after long negotiations with Mr. Solana, Iran's case was referred to the Security Council.
"These methods teach others that international arrangements cannot be accepted as a base among big powers and regional powers.
They have rights. Iran's nuclear case is not complicated in its nature. It has been used as a pretext for adventure. Why?
"Iran's nuclear case in a general view:
"1) It is related to the past,
"2) It is related to the present,
"3) It is related to the Future conditions.
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