By Bernama,
Tehran : Iran will not negotiate its lawful atomic energy rights, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted by Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) as saying on Tuesday.
“We should not make any premature forecasts. Let them present the initiatives first, and Iran will not stop uranium enrichment research in exchange for economic incentives,” he said.
He made these remarks when asked on whether Iran would consider the updated set of the sextex proposals containing the demand to suspend uranium enrichment research.
“There may be 50 proposals and we may accept 45 of it. Let us study the proposals first,” he said, adding that the Iranian nation seriously insists on its rights and will not negotiate them.
Ahmadinejad said Iran is ready for negotiations and cooperation [with other countries] for the sake of the alleviation of their concerns and the settlement of global problems.
As for the intention of the sextet (five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) to present an updated offer of the Iranian nuclear settlement, he said: “They do not need the incentives. Time of such policies is gone. We urge them [the West] to take the correct path”.
“We do not need anything but our lawful rights,” he said, referring to further uranium enrichment works.
Such activities cause international concerns. The world fears that Iran may breach the non-proliferation regime.
“We also have a set of proposals, which will be soon presented to the world public. Some world powers, which aspire for international dominance, have no solutions for problems of mankind, while the Iranian nation has fair suggestions for the settlement of these crises,” he said.
Back in 2006 the sextet offered Iran to cooperate in the economy, high technologies, peaceful atomic energy and security in exchange for the end of uranium enrichment research.
Iran turned down the offer and said that the demand of the uranium enrichment moratorium was not acceptable. The UN Security Council has passed three resolutions on sanctions against Iran, but Tehran has not altered its position.
Iran said that it presented a general idea of its new proposals at the Tehran negotiations of a Russian delegation led by then acting Secretary of the Russian Security Council Valentin Sobolev in late April.
Meanwhile, Russia is joining the economic sanctions against Iran.
The recent ordinance of the Russian president informed all the state organizations, industrial, commercial, financial, transport and other companies, and individuals, that it was prohibited since March 3, 2008, to transit by land or sea, take away from Russia and transfer to Iran outside the Russian territory any nuclear materials, equipment, commodities and technologies regardless their country of origin, which are on the list of dual-use items liable for exports control.
The only exception was made for materials, equipment, commodities and technologies for light water reactors or technical aid projects implemented or sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in line with UN Security Council resolution 1737 of December 23, 2006.
As known, Russia is building a light water reactor in the Iranian town of Bushehr.
It is also prohibited to transit or supply Iran with any kinds of materials, commodities, equipment and technologies related to missile technologies and liable for exports control.
Russia’s joining of the economic sanctions against Iran will have no effect on the bilateral relations, Ahmadinejad said.
“That will have no effect on our relations with Russia,” the president said. He recalled “the recent negotiations with Russian friends” and said, “We know what pressure they are experiencing.”