Khatami says has right to nuclear development
Iran-Regional, Politics, 3/31/2005

Iran's President Mohammad Khatami said Wednesday that "access to peaceful nuclear technology is the right of all nations which strive to progress in science, and technology and achive economic development," IRNA reported.

Following a visit to the uranium enrichment facilities in Isfahan, Khatami emphasized that the right to peaceful nuclear technology is specially appropriate for those countries who are members of the Non-proliferation-Treaty (NPT).

"Iran, through its own expertise and knowledge and under sever international sanctions, has acquired peaceful nuclear technology and is on the threshold of building nuclear power plants with the initiative and efforts of its children, he added," the report said.

IRNA reporte him saying "We are ready to continue talking to the Europeans and they should recognize our right to have access to peaceful nuclear technology." the report added "It is unacceptable for our nations to cut the numerous young Iranian scientist who have made great sacrifices under sever international sanctions, of their livelihood."

"In not too distant future and with concord from the international community we will show the world that we are committed to being at the forefront of a nuclear free Middle East," Khatami said.

The report said "The destruction wrought by the nuclear weapons in not proportionate to other types of weapons. Unfortunately the nuclear armaments can destroy the world many times over, he said. Those who own the nuclear warhead production plants, those who arrogantly threaten the world with using nuclear weapons and those who have the experiences of using such armaments which have inflicted most horrific crimes surpassing all the destruction inflicted by wars throughout the history, do not have the moral authority to prevent heir nations form having peaceful nuclear technology, the president underlined."

"Contrary to the destructive powers of nuclear armaments peaceful atomic technology underpins economic progress and development. If we master such a technology then we can use the know-how to advance economically and scientifically in other fields," IRNA reported Khatami saying.

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