Mottaki: Iranians not to give up right to uranium enrichment
Iran-UN, Politics, 2/28/2006

Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said today that Iranian officials will never compromise Iran's rights for uranium enrichment.

"Uranium enrichment is a national issue for Iranian people," Mottaki said in an address to a group of traders and Iranians residing in Japan on the second day of his three-day stay in Tokyo.

"On the one hand that's a right for us and on the other hand there is concern on the issue; Iran is ready to bridge the two.

"Iran is ready to accept any plan that will both honor our rights and build trust. Iran is flexible in the method for implementation of the project but will never give up its right."

Mottaki said the UN Security Council should not serve as a tool for a few countries. "Gone is the era of force," declared the foreign minister.

He said, "Our efforts is Iran's nuclear case will not find its way to the UN Security Council; however, you should know that under no condition we will give up the right." Elsewhere in his address, Mottaki said confidence-building is a reciprocal measure and both sides should fulfill the job.

The West is more concerned about the scientific and technological progress of Iran, he added.

He said that Iran is in need of 20 nuclear power plants such as the one in Bushehr power plant and this calls for huge investment.

"But what a sort of guarantee might there be that they would supply us sufficient fuel in future; therefore, we should ourselves find a way for it," he made clear.

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