Iran dismisses Miliband's mandatory statement
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, April 14, IRNA -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi on Tuesday dismissed "the mandatory statement" made by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband over the national nuclear program.
Talking to IRNA, he said, the Islamic Republic enjoys amicable ties based on mutual respect with all regional states.
He regretted that British allegations against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program were "mandatory and unacceptable".
Miliband, in a press conference during his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, referred to Iran’s peaceful nuclear program as a real threat to the Mideast stability, saying the regional states are also concerned over Iran’s interference in their domestic affairs.
Qashqavi said that the Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly announced that its nuclear program has peaceful nature verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency several times in the past few years.
He regretted that tens of nuclear warheads and weapons of mass destruction of the Zionist regime, which are the main cause of regional concern, are fully ignored by the British government.
What is damaging the regional security is interference of foreign countries in the regional affairs, Qashqavi said, reiterating that the presence of foreign forces in the region has seriously endangered the Persian Gulf stability and security as well as the political and economic development of the entire region.
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