Presidential election hopeful Ali Akbar Velayati stressed here Tuesday that Iran should keep its nuclear achievements at any price. He made the remarks in a press gathering in IRNA headquarters on his programs for the upcoming presidential election which was attended by IRNA officials and correspondents. He approved of Iran's policies and tactics in nuclear negotiations and said Tehran should safeguard its nuclear technology and also continue its policy of cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) while going on with negotiations with European countries. He dismissed the remarks of some people who believe that Iran might gain new things in case it forsakes its nuclear achievements and stressed that nothing could ever compensate for the loss.Touching upon the issue of human rights, the former foreign minister pointed to the fact that Iran and western countries looked at the topic from two quite different perspectives which were rooted in each side's traditions and beliefs and stressed that Iran would never surrender to pressures to admit their views. Saying that different societies judged the issue according to their beliefs, traditions and ideals, he said that Iran relied on religious teachings in dealing with many issues introduced as human rights topics by the west and even in many cases joined forces with Vatican against secular demands particularly in cases pertaining to family values. He stressed that the issue of human rights is presently manipulated by the U.S. as a means of pressing other countries which do not approve of American views and values. The Advisor to the Supreme Leader for International Affairs wondered why the countries that were providing military bases and financial support for the U.S. while lacking any form of democratic structure were not referred to the United Nations Human Rights Commission.