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FM criticizes countries casting unjust votes against Iran in IAEA

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Nov 30, IRNA – Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Monday criticized the recent IAEA resolution against Iran as well as those countries casting unjust and discriminatory votes against Tehran.

He made the remark in a joint press conference with visiting Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko in Tehran on Monday.

“We hope these countries voting against Iran will review their attitude wisely,” he said.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is to continue its legal and transparent approach to this end, said the Iranian foreign minister.

The recent resolution issued by the IAEA against Iran has weakened the international body, he said, adding, “We are concerned about the IAEA Board of Governors, IAEA as well as UNSC.”

The activities of certain segments of media in the past two days proved that they are to start a new game suing others’ capabilities and facilities, he said.

“We have lauded Malaysia, Cuba and Venezuela for their brave votes and will also take into consideration those which abstained in the voting,” Mottaki said.

Mottaki said Iran has found no legal justification for the recent IAEA resolution against the country.

“We cannot tolerate discrimination in international relations under any circumstances,”
he underlined.

“If there is a right for every country in an international treaty or convention, it should be applied to all,” he said.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has adopted a rational and clear stands on all issues, he said, adding that the country joined the NPT 40 years ago and has had sincere cooperation with IAEA during the period.

Iran is to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, he underlined.

Thanks to technological progress, world nations are well informed of global developments and events and the fact is that they never accept unjust behavior to this end, he said.

Tehran’s medical reactor has been engaged in production of uranium for medical use in the past 40 years, Mottaki said.

Before the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, the Americans used to provide Iran with nuclear fuel needed for Tehran’s medical reactor and after the Islamic Revolution, the nuclear fuel was purchased from Argentina, he said.

Based on IAEA rules, any country possessing such facilities should be provided with nuclear fuel easily, he said.

Iran has given its reply to Vienna meeting in due time, but they try to convince the world public opinion that the country has refused to do so by this time, Mottaki said.

Referring to two-days of constructive negotiations between Iran and Russia, he said the two sides held fruitful talks on expansion of mutual cooperation in the fields of energy, nuclear energy, industry, mining, agriculture, science, research and technological know-how, aviation, telecommunications, education, commerce, finance, banking, transportations and fisheries.

The Russian energy minister, for his part, said “We do not want the current situation to get worse.”

Based on Russia’s interests, constructive agreement between Tehran and G5+1 is of prime importance and under no circumstances do we want the current situation to become more complicated.

“I believe that the Iranian negotiators are very experienced and there is no need to politicized the issue,” he said.

“There are good potentials for continuation of talks between the parties and we hope the two sides will reach a peaceful solution by respecting each other,” said the Russian energy minister.