Chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran – Ali Akbar Salehi said on the 7th, the United Nations and the United States to implement new sanctions against Iran may delay the progress of Iran’s nuclear program, but will not make Iran halt its nuclear program.
According to western media say, this is the first official public recognition of the new Iran sanctions affect the nuclear program.
“Delay” its nuclear program
Islamic Republic News Agency reported Salish day spoke at a news conference to launch the United Nations and the United States of new sanctions against Iran.
He said: “Sanctions can not be said not their role. Sanctions could delay Iran’s nuclear program, but can not get Iran to stop nuclear activities, it sure is no doubt.”
Western media reports, this is the first public recognition of the new sanctions on Iran’s “delaying” its nuclear program.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – said earlier, the United Nations resolution on sanctions against Iran, but is “used the handkerchief,” the U.S. unilateral sanctions against Iran, “pathetic”, not the Iranian economy and nuclear program impacts.
The latest statement in accordance with Salish, the new sanctions may hinder Iran’s uranium enrichment program, “in the uranium enrichment equipment and measuring instruments, we may encounter some difficulties.” However, he added, Iran has the ability to produce the necessary equipment.
Salehi said Iran will continue to purify purity of 20% enriched uranium, “We will not produce more than we demand purity of 20% enriched uranium, but the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy in accordance with the demand, the purification of enriched uranium to a more high purity. ”
The United States and other Western countries accuse Iran of its nuclear program as a cover to secretly develop nuclear weapons. Iran denies, insisting its nuclear program is entirely for peaceful purposes.
Nuclear power is not obstructed
Salehi said the new sanctions on Iran’s first nuclear power plant will not affect the timely completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant and put into use.
He said that before the completion of the final phase of nuclear testing has been completed, will be operational by the end of September this year.
Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant is located near the southern port city of Bushehr, the design capacity of 1,000 MW. Iran and Germany signed the last century 70′s Bushehr nuclear power plant agreement. The project was subject to the Islamic Revolution of Iran and other events and interrupts.
Russia took over the project in 1995, but due to funding problems, schedule delays.
Russian Atomic Energy Director Sergei Kiriyenko said earlier this year, the Bushehr nuclear power plant is scheduled to put into use in August this year.
Salish 7, said that engineers have completed “warm test”, which is before the commissioning of nuclear power plants, “Finally, one of the most important test.”
Salish did not say when the end of the testing, Iran more details.
Talk about conditional
Salehi reiterated that Iran is ready to return to the negotiating table, contacts with Western countries, but the negotiations must be to Iran and Turkey, Brazil reached an agreement based on the exchange of nuclear fuel.
Iran and Turkey and Brazil on May 17 joint meeting of the three countries held in Tehran on the nuclear fuel exchange agreement. Under the agreement, the Iranian government agreed to a purity of about 1200 kilograms of enriched uranium delivered to Turkey 3.5%, in exchange for a purity of 20% enriched uranium.
DPA disclosure, the European Union High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Margaret Ashton, previously represented the United Nations five permanent members and Germany sent a letter to Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, Iran’s invitation to return the negotiating table.
Jalili replied that the resumption of negotiations, the West must clarify three issues, namely, the West must negotiate the goal is engagement and cooperation, or continue to fight and make hostile Iranian response; Western countries to show commitment to the negotiations to avoid threats and pressure Iran: Western countries have a clear attitude of the Israeli possession of nuclear weapons.
He said Iran and related parties are expected to resume in September, “the nuclear talks,” “response to the above question you may be … … (talks) parties starting from September 1 to start a dialogue to pave the way.”
