Iran: No pre-condition acceptable in nuclear case
Iran-UN, Politics, 7/24/2006

Iran's head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi in a meeting with the British Ambassador to Tehran Geoffrey Adams said Iran's will to continue its nuclear activities within the framework of NPT and according to its inalienable right based on the content of the treaty, he declared the country's readiness for further confidence building and eliminating any doubts in the nuclear path.

he said that the recent measure of the five permanent UNSC members plus Germany (5+1) as well as the eight world industrial countries (G8) aiming to change the process of Iran's nuclear issue was an untimely and hasty decision.

He said that any possible resolution to be issued against Iran's nuclear programs by the UN Security Council may result in the suspension of the country's membership in Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT).

Underlining that Iran is prepared for and welcomes talks on the issue, he said, "Change of direction of Iran's nuclear problem and issuing a resolution by the UNSC will not help solve it, rather may lead to suspension of Iran's membership in NPT."

Iran's Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said yesterday that the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) has strong determination to defend legitimate rights of the Iranian nation on nuclear energy.

He said when all talks were about negotiations on Iran's nuclear case, suddenly everything was changed and talks were focused on diversion from the negotiation course, adding that such a move undermines the Europeans commitments, a reference to debate on Iran nuclear program by members of the Security Council.
"Concurrent with the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, we observed a change in the route of Iran's nuclear case," he said.

Addressing formal session of Majlis, he said, "If the Iranian nuclear dossier is deviated from the negotiation route and if it is proved that the inalienable rights of the Iranians are to be ignored and humiliated, the Majlis will fulfill its legal task in order to restore the rights of the Iranian people."

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi yesterday said "Negotiations will be the only solution to Iran's nuclear case." Asked whether Iran would pull out of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a possible reaction to a resolution drafted by members of the UN Security Council, he said, "Currently, we make no prediction and prejudgment but will show reaction according to what the other party adopts."

In response to a question on a resolution drafted by certain European states, the spokesman stated, "We will wait and see the outcome within the next few days."


Today, Iran's government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham said that setting any pre-condition to talks on the country's nuclear program would violate the rules of fair play in resolving issues through negotiation,.

Elham reminded that Iran had repeatedly called for negotiations in order to remove all concerns regarding its nuclear activities. "Tehran believes that all issues can be resolved through negotiationm but will not accept any pre-conditions," stressed the spokesman.

He further stressed the importance of negotiations on an equal basis. "Negotiations should respect everyone's rights and be pursued by parties on equal standing and with understanding of each other's demands," he said, adding that the halt to uranium enrichment demanded by the West would put Iran in a position of inequality and would derail negotiations.

As for the package of incentives offered to Tehran, Elham said Iranian experts were mulling the incentives and would give its reply in due time.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council's Secretary Ali Larijani has said Iran would respond to the nuclear offer by August 22.

The spokesman, who hoped that the trend toward "rational and appropriate decision making" would be followed said "Iran has explicitly announced that it is committed to holding negotiations within the framework of international rules."

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