Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that Iran's
enemies had failed in their plot against the country's nuclear
issue, the official IRNA news agency reported.
"Iran is the only country which has declared its readiness to
allow other countries to participate in its nuclear activities and
has always urged the need for negotiations, dialogue and reason,"
Ahmadinejad told a gathering of heads of state universities.
This is a proof of the peaceful nature of the country's nuclear
activities, he said.
He said that the enemies now decided to sow the seed of discord
inside Iran, but the knowledgeable nation of Iran will show again
that they will remain united and integrated in the face of hostile
elements, adding Iran's enemies failed in attempt to demolish the
country's nuclear program.
Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad also criticized a UN Security Council
resolution on Iran's nuclear issue.
On July 31, the Security Council adopted a resolution by a vote
of 14 to 1, urging Tehran to "suspend all enrichment-related and
reprocessing activities, including research and development" by
Aug. 31 or face possible sanctions.
Due to insistence of council members such as Russia and China,
the resolution dropped the threat of immediate sanctions and
required the council to hold further discussions before sanctions
are considered.
Iranian officials have recently expressed indignation over the
UN demand to halt enrichment activities, warning that if the United
Nations takes harsh measures to force Iran to comply, Iran would
quit the Non-Proliferation Treaty and stop cooperation with the
International Atomic Energy Agency.
The United States has accused Iran of secretly developing
nuclear weapons under a civilian front, a charge categorically
denied by Tehran which says that its nuclear program is for
peaceful purposes.
(Xinhua News Agency August 15, 2006)
