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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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 Russian proposal is not on our agenda anymore. Circumstances have changed. We have to wait and see how things go with the five veto-holding countries (on the council).
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Circumstances have changed. We have to wait and see how developments unfold within the five veto-holding countries.
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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.
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The proposal has to conform itself with the new circumstances.
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We welcome the start of the trial of Saddam, who has committed crimes against humanity,
against committed crimes humanity start welcome
We welcome the start of Saddam's trial, ... a person who has committed crimes against humanity over a long period.
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We do not humble ourselves in the poisoned atmosphere created by foreign sources.
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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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Europeans should be patient and try to find a formula to resolve this nuclear issue. We are determined to remove any ambiguities over our nuclear ambitions and also protect our right.
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Europeans believe that we should not continue nuclear research activities and we believe we should. Research activities are not part of industrial uranium enrichment and all the countries have the right to do so for the sake of science development. Our activities are under the supervision of the Agency's inspectors and their cameras, so there is nothing to worry about.
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Better results will definitely be achieved by resorting to negotiations and using respectful language rather than using the language of threats and intimidation.
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The resolution is unacceptable and illegal. The Europeans evenfailed to get a consensus on it.
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The Russian proposal is ambiguous. If they want to propose enrichment (only) in Russia we have said it is not acceptable. But if it is a complementary or parallel plan, we will study that.