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Iran accepted only outlines of Russian proposal: envoy

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Moscow, August 24, IRNA -- Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Seyyed Reza Sajjadi said here on Wednesday that Iran has accepted only the outlines of the Russian proposal known as ‘step-by-step approach to Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.

Talking to reporters at a press conference in Moscow, he also said that the proposal was submitted to Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi when he was in Russia and Tehran is currently conducting expert studies on it.

Commenting on the reasons why Iran has taken measures to accept the proposal, he said that Russia is a brotherly and friendly country and Tehran trusts its good will in presenting the plan.

He noted that the initiative floated by Lavrov has recognized Iran’s right to peaceful use of nuclear energy, as stipulated by NPT, he noted.

The proposal has also underlined cooperation and negotiation instead of pressure and talk approach of the westerners, he said, noting that it asserts that any single positive step by Iran should be accompanied by a similar move by the West.
While the Zionist regime owns nuclear arsenals, international organizations involved in nuclear issues are searching for a single gram of uranium in Iran. This reveals their double standard policies regarding Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, Sajjadi said.

In response to a question on the ways to force the Zionist regime to surrender to investigations of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), he said the US should lift its unquestionable support for Israel because it will be dead without its backing.

Peace activists across the world should also take a serious stance against the Zionist regime’s refusal to allow in IAEA’s inspectors, he said.

As to the rumors that Iran owns nuclear weapons, he said that Iran signaled the message that it does not believe in them and owners of the weapons have refused to sign the deal.

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