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 hope that Monday's IAEA meeting will be positive and helpful to future negotiations. However, if it turns to the other side, we will make decisions accordingly.
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Unlike the British we are not going to express our views without the necessary investigations.
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We are not worried by the Security Council, but it is the wrong method.
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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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Nuclear research will go on, and threats, propaganda and bullying will not affect us.
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There is no legal basis to send our case to the Security Council, but even if it goes there the Islamic republic is not scared. Our red line is to guarantee our interests.
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This resolution is politically motivated and has been approved under the pressures of the United States and its allies and is void of any legal or rational basis, and (therefore it) is unacceptable.
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Those who regard the dignity, solidarity and strength of the Islamic world as against their own interests intend to cause discord through such brutal crimes.
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The NPT is an international commitment and we are committed to that.
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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 only way to reach an understanding and to get out of the current situation is talks.
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We regard the European proposals as an initial and not the final proposal.
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We advise them (Europe) not to choose any path except dialogue. If there is a retribution to be paid, that will include Europe too.
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The proposal has to conform itself with the new circumstances. If the Russian proposal makes itself compatible with the new conditions, it can be negotiated.