TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Vice President and Head of Department of Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar said here Tuesday that there is constructive cooperation between Iran's Atomic Energy Agency with DoE on environmental issues.

The DoE supervises activities of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, she said.

Speaking to IRNA, she said Iran's DoE is the member of supreme council of atomic energy and all ratification of the council is implemented under the supervision of DoE.

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization abides by international standards on security and the environment, she underlined.

It is the legitimate right of all countries as well as the Islamic Republic of Iran to benefit from peaceful use of nuclear technology, she pointed out.

On signing additional protocol to Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), she said the country's interests should be observed in making use of nuclear technology.

Nuclear power plants are considered as the most economic source of energy which causes less harm to the environment in compare with fossil fuels, she pointed out.