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| Iran welcomes any EU proposal guaranteeing legitimate nuclear rights |
| 2006-05-16 |
| Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Motaki on Monday welcomed any "positive proposal" that guarantees Tehran's legitimate rights over its nuclear program, saying the Islamic Republic was ready to hold dialogue over this issue. "Any European proposal asking Iran to temporarily suspend or stop uranium enrichment operations is unreasonable and unacceptable request, and will be rejected immediately," Motaki warned during a meeting with the ambassadors of Britain, France and Germany. A statement by the foreign ministry quoted Motaki any new proposal by the European Union (EU) should be "reasonable and based on facts." EU foreign ministers agreed earlier today in Brussels to extend incentives to the Iranian regime if the latter proved its nuclear program was peaceful and convince the international community that this program would not be used to manufacture nuclear bombs. Motaki said if the European proposals were not reasonable then its fate would be the same of the previous suggestion to halt the nuclear program, which was submitted last August. The foreign minister said the EU was careless about Iran's right to building mutual confidence "so Europe has to work on building confidence from its side." |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #1 Distruction of Israel & conquest of the Gulf being part of these legitimate rights? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-05-16 08:49 |