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| IAEA should protect its reputation by defending IranÂ’s rights: MP |
| 2006-07-23 |
| TEHRAN, July 22 (MNA) -- The Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued a statement on Thursday announcing Iran would respond to the 5+1 group’s nuclear package by August 22. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council – Britain, France, Russia, China, and the U.S. – plus Germany presented the package to Iran on June 6 in a bid to end the row over the country’s nuclear program. The Mehr News Agency spoke to an MP and two political analysts on Saturday to learn their views on the issue. Hamid-Reza Taraqqi of the Islamic Coalition Party said that Iran is seeking to resolve its nuclear standoff with the West through dialogue. “But if some countries start to impose their illegal demands on the international community and deprive Iran of its rights, the Majlis will oblige the government to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),” he warned. Majlis Education and Research Committee Chairman Ali Abbasspur Tehrani said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should protect its credibility and reputation by defending Iran’s nuclear rights. “If the agency is not able to defend its members’ rights, there will be no reason for Iran to continue its cooperation with it,” he added. International affairs analyst Mehdi Fathi said that the most important message of the SNSC’s statement is that Iran is insisting on a need to settle the nuclear row through negotiation. “The statement shows that Iran will never bow to unlawful pressures,” he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 First you've got to have something to protect. Zero is still zero. |
| Posted by: Ebbenter Phique5516 2006-07-23 12:31 |