Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Abbasi Wednesday called on (IAEA) to abandon its past approach and correct its attitude towards Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.
 Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani |
“The agency made double-edged comments in its recent reports over Iran's nuclear drive,” Larijani told reporters in Tehran on Wednesday, adding that “the policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is to continue its cooperation and transaction with the agency.”
However, he concluded, “The Iranian nation will continue to safeguard its achievements.”
Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Abbasi Wednesday called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to abandon its past approach and correct its attitude towards Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.
Mohammad Abbasi made the remark while talking to reporters at the end of a cabinet session this morning.
 Head of IAEO - Mohammad Abbasi |
Abbasi, who is also Vice-President, urged the UN nuclear body to fulfill its commitments and put Iran’s nuclear dossier back to its right track.
On commissioning of Bushehr nuclear power plant, he stressed that everything is going on according to the schedule. “Tehran has its own domestic schedule,” he added.
He reiterated that Bushehr power plant’s safety has been given high priority.
On sanctions against Iranian companies, he said sanctions are ineffective and futile.
Meanwhile, Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh has categorically dismissed unfounded IAEA allegations against Tehran, cautioning the regulatory body against any political aims.
“The latest IAEA report (about Iran's nuclear program) contained previously repeated and tedious issues, including baseless allegations against certain activities under the pretext of diversion to military objectives,” Soltanieh told IRNA.
 Iran's Ambassador to IAEA - Ali Asghar Soltanieh |
“Lack of firm documentation or proof [on such allegations] will undoubtedly undermine the scientific and professional reputation of the IAEA for its involvement in politically-motivated accusations,” he added.
The latest IAEA report verified that the Islamic Republic is successfully carrying out its nuclear activities, including enrichment, without any interruption under the agency's surveillance, the Iranian diplomat emphasized.
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano released the latest report about Iran's nuclear activities on Tuesday, reaffirming that despite constant inspection of the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities over the past eight years, there has been no diversion in the country's nuclear operations towards any military objectives.
The new nine-page report was circulated to IAEA member states ahead of a Board of Governors meeting next month.
On June 9, 2010 the UN Security Council passed a resolution imposing a fourth round of sanctions on Iran over unverified allegations that the country is pursuing a military nuclear program.
Iran has rejected the allegations, saying that as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency and a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it has every right to enrich uranium to produce fuel.
The IAEA has conducted numerous inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities but has never found any evidence showing that Iran's civilian nuclear program has been diverted to nuclear weapons production.
