Mottaki rules out ElBaradei's time-out proposal
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Sept 11, IRNA
Iran-Nuclear Program-Mottaki
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday ruled out the time-out proposal made by IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei.
He told IRNA ahead of departure for Moscow that Iranian nuclear program is not a show and that Iran has planned to produce fuel for civilian utility.
Brushing aside the US allegation about Iranian nuclear program, Mottaki said that every individual from 70-million Iranian population is stronger than an atomic bomb, adding that if the atomic bomb were effective it would have prevented collapse of the former Soviet Union.
Underlining the futility of nuclear arms, he said that the US, possessing the highest number of atomic bombs has been dragged into a quagmire.
"The atomic bomb is in contradiction with the Islamic Sharia law.
We don't believe in nuclear bombs. We have even made proposals for disarmament, but, it has faced objection from nuclear powers." Elaborating on the EU package of incentives, Mottaki said that the package aimed to persuade Iran to overlook its NPT rights.
He said that the timetable set by Iran and the IAEA for clearing up the outstanding issues about Iran's nuclear program would be useful in indicating Iranian goodwill and the malignant attitude of certain countries.
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