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...
determination determined europeans formula nuclear patient protect remove resolve
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.
activities believe continue countries europeans industrial nuclear research sake science uranium worry
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.
consensus europeans resolution
The resolution is unacceptable and illegal. The Europeans evenfailed to get a consensus on it.
european final initial proposals regard
We regard the European proposals as an initial and not the final proposal.
advice advise choose europe except include path
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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We are not concerned and are ready for everything, ... not effective. What interests us is cooperation. We advise Europe to withdraw its threats.
agreement europeans paris violated
The Europeans interpreted and violated the Paris Agreement unilaterally.
against committed crimes humanity start trial welcome
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.
atmosphere created foreign humble ourselves poisoned
We do not humble ourselves in the poisoned atmosphere created by foreign sources.
accept cannot message rules second
The second message is that we cannot accept that international rules are not accepted.
agenda circumstance countries five proposal russian wait
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).
parallel proposal propose russian study
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.
continue operating research work
Operating some centrifuges is different from the enrichment, and we will continue the research work and never give in under pressures.