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Zimbabwe says willing to work with Iran on uranium extraction

ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency

1389/12/12
03-03-2011
10:02:26
News Code :8912-08016

TEHRAN (ISNA)-Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi said his country is willing to work with Iran on uranium extraction.

"Zimbabwe holds rich resources, but the problem we face is lack of budget, finance and required technical equipment to take the very rich resources out and use them," he told ISNA during visit of an Iranian media delegation of Zimbabwe.

He then criticized sanctions against Iran and Zimbabwe, saying, "sanctions against the two countries are not accidental. Western state follow the approach of sanction towards countries which do not yield to their domination and act against their interests."

"Western states are fully capable to make fake reasons to justify these measures. They mention human rights on Zimbabwe, but any impartial observer can testify that the southern African country is one of the most democratic countries in the continent and has never violated human rights."

Regarding Iran's nuclear issue, he said, "those making claims on Iran's enrichment work hold nuclear weapons and hostile nuclear program."

"Any country has the right to use peaceful nuclear energy based on international rules."

He then expressed hope project of assembling Iranian-made tractors in his country would be supported for implementation, since according to him there is a flourishing market for the product there.

Zimbabwean official then called for giving more authority to the UN General Assembly instead of the Security Council.

He said the Security Council with 15 members holds more authority comparing to the UN with 194 member states.

Mumbengegwi then called for raising the number of the council's member to 26 ones as demanding that two permanent members and five non-permanent members be picked from Africa.

"Any sanction should be approved by the UN General Assembly since it involves many countries and it should not be allowed that few countries misuse other ones."

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