Iran to pursue peaceful nuclear activities: spokesman

January 2, 2007 - 0:0
BUSHEHR (IRNA) – The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said on Monday that Iran will pursue its civilian nuclear activities more vigorously than ever.

He stated that the UN Security Council Resolution 1737 will never affect the Iranians' determination to go ahead with their peaceful nuclear activities.

"Peaceful nuclear activities are considered Iran's unalienable right," he told a meeting of students from the Islamic Azad University (IAU) in Bushehr.

"Inviting private and public sectors of different countries to contribute to (Iran’s) its peaceful nuclear activities and form a consortium to cooperate in this respect, voluntary suspension of uranium enrichment for two years, acceptance of additional protocol, and allowing inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit its nuclear sites all indicate the transparency of Iran's nuclear program," he added.

Interpretation of international treaties in a unilateral and biased manner will not help solve the issue, he said.

On the execution of the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, he noted that the probe into other crimes committed by him against Iran should go unhindered.