Russia: Iran nuclear development right must be recognized
Iran-Russia, Politics, 8/18/2005

A high ranking Kremlin official emphasized Wednesday, "Iran's right to take advantage of nuclear power for peaceful purposes must be internationally recognized," the official Iranian news agency reported today.

Speaking to his country's official Itar-Tass news agency, the Russian official who spoke on condition of anonymity added, "Russia believes it is appropriate for the international community to recognize Iran's right to continue its nuclear programs, since that would solve the current crisis and save unnecessary problems."

Meantime, IRNA reported that: senior Iranian officials warned the European Union Wednesday to stop pressuring the Islamic republic to limit its nuclear activities and setting conditions for future negotiations. "After restarting the activities at Isfahan, we stress that we should have the continuation of negotiations without any preconditions," said Manouchehr Mottaki, nominated as Iran's new foreign minister by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iran's resuming of its uranium ore conversion at a facility near Isfahan due to EU3's obvious violations of its commitments towards Iran, and their delayed presentation of an insulting, unacceptable proposal on behalf of the EU has led to strong verbal Western reactions and Iran's rightful defiance.

The step ended a nine-month freeze agreed during talks with Britain, France and Germany -- who have been trying to convince Iran to abandon atomic energy technology that could also provide it with the capability to build a bomb.
But Mottaki told the student news agency ISNA that "Iran's transparent, logical and legal handling (should) convince the European side to join negotiations."
A similar warning was made by the deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Saidi. "The rougher and faster these countries make the game, the more decisive we become to operate the rest of our nuclear facilities," he told ISNA

Meantime, IRNA reported that "India is keen to join the $5 billion project for setting up an international thermo-nuclear experimental reactor (ITER) in France, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament was informed Wednesday, reports 'Business Standard'. "However, the Government has decided to explore participation in the international reactor as a full partner and letters expressing India's interest had already been sent to all ITER partners," India's Power Minister P. M. Sayeed said. The European Atomic Energy Community, China, Japan, South Korea, Russian Federation and United States of America have chosen Cadarache, France as the site for an ITER, on the basis of fusion technologies.

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