Khatami, Muller discuss Middle East peace

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said his country was ready to help establish peace and security in the Middle East.

The president added during a meeting here Monday with the Danish visiting Foreign Minister Per Stig Muller that bringing a just and comprehensive peace would be in the bets benefit for everybody in the region.

He also strongly criticized the double-standard policy over the weapons of mass destruction( WMD), adding that his country hoped the UN would adopt the draft resolution Iran and other countries submitted to the international organization to turn the Middle East into a zone free of such fatal weapons.

President Khatami reiterated his country's legitimate right to get use of nuclear power for peaceful objectives.

For his part, the Danish Foreign Minister praised Iran's membership in the Non-proliferation Treaty and signing on the supplementary protocol proved its good intentions over its nuclear peaceful program. He added that European-Iranian talks in this field enjoys great priority as every country had a right to take its own decision regarding its nuclear power needs.