Iranian FM: US Better not Interfere with Sovereign State AffairsFebruary 14, 2006 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran intends to defend its right for nuclear power engineering development program. As Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stated in the course of a news conference in Armenia, no one has the right to deprive Iran of the right to have nuclear power engineering. "Our country comes for talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which will solve two issues: Iran will not use the nuclear energy for military purposes, thus Iran has the right to build nuclear power plants. "We intend to defend our rights. Official Teheran explained IAEA that it is does not accept our viewpoint over the future of the nuclear power engineering of Iran, it is pregnant with negative consequences. There is no need to submit the issue for consideration by the UN SC. Iran is confident in its right and it will have a nuclear program," the Iranian FM emphasized. He said construction works in Busher are finished and nuclear fuel will be supplied from Russia soon. The assessed capacity of the Busher NPP makes 20 thousand MW, Mottaki said. As of the stand of the US towards Iran, the Iranian FM remarked the favorite sport in US is American football, where only strength is necessary. «We prefer chess. In my opinion, the US had better deal with its domestic issues and not interfere with affairs of sovereign states,» he said. It was America, who first used the atomic bomb, he reminded. «We speak of mere peaceful use of nuclear energy,» Mottaki summed up. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |