Hamid-Reza Asefi
Hamid-Reza Asefi
Hamid Reza Assefiwas born in Mashhad, Iran. Spokesman, Vice Minister of Parliamentary and Consular Affairs and Communication, and the Special Assistant to the Minister at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs under President Khatami. He is now Iran's ambassador to the UAE...
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We regard the European proposals as an initial and not the final proposal.
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It (the IAEA meeting) is unnecessary under the current circumstances, and it has been staged politically under pressures of certain countries.
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The Russian proposal is ambiguous. If they want to propose enrichment (only) in Russia we have said it is not acceptable. But if it is a complementary or parallel plan, we will study that.
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The doors for negotiation are open and we can still find a formula to reach a conclusion.
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Circumstances have changed. We have to wait and see how developments unfold within the five veto-holding countries.
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Since the very beginning we have insisted upon our rights. The people call for the same thing and will continue the path.
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The door for negotiations is still open. We don't fear the Security Council. It's not the end of the world.
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The Europeans interpreted and violated the Paris Agreement unilaterally.
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Better results will definitely be achieved by resorting to negotiations and using respectful language rather than using the language of threats and intimidation.
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The Russian proposal is not on our agenda anymore. Circumstances have changed. We have to wait and see how things go with the five veto-holding countries (on the council).
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Operating some centrifuges is different from the enrichment, and we will continue the research work and never give in under pressures.
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The resolution is unacceptable and illegal. The Europeans evenfailed to get a consensus on it.
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Europeans believe that we should not continue nuclear research activities and we believe we should. Research activities are not part of industrial uranium enrichment and all the countries have the right to do so for the sake of science development. Our activities are under the supervision of the Agency's inspectors and their cameras, so there is nothing to worry about.
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Europeans should be patient and try to find a formula to resolve this nuclear issue. We are determined to remove any ambiguities over our nuclear ambitions and also protect our right.