By IRNA,
Moscow : Deputy Russian Foreign Minister in Disarmament and International Security Affairs Sergei Ryabkov said here Friday international community has no reason for halting Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.
According to IRNA reporter in Moscow, Ryabkov made the comment in an interview with the Moscow-based ‘Echo Radio’, adding, “Iran has remained committed to its responsibilities within the NPT and this means that the international community has no reason for demanding that that country should halt its peaceful nuclear activities.”
He meanwhile said that the international community has certain questions regarding Iran’s nuclear activities that need to be answered.
Ryabkov said, “The issues related to Iran’s nuclear program need to be solved merely diplomatically.”
Pointing out that the required prerequisites for solving the matter are already met, he said, “The United States and the other involved parts in Iran’s nuclear case should take full advantage of this emerged opportunity.”
The deputy Russian foreign minister said, “Iran’s nuclear case would be discussed during the early April meeting of the US and Russian presidents in London.”
He referred to the text of a recent letter written letter that the US President Barrack Obama has sent to the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in which he has proposed the decreasing of both countries’ nuclear stock plies, adding, “This matter, too, would be discussed at that summit meeting.”
Ryabkov said elsewhere in the interview, “India, Pakistan and Israel are not NPT members, but their nuclear capability cannot be ignored.”
Regarding the US claim about Iran’s missile threat for Europe and the United States, he said, “Iran is not equipped with the required technology to manufacture missiles capable of reaching the US soil, and even the European countries, and any non-biased observer would confirm the fact.”