Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday called
for return of Iran's nuclear case to the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA), the official IRNA news agency reported.
"Since both the world and the IAEA have become confident of the
peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, it is time for returning
Iran's nuclear case to the agency through a brave and logical
decision," Mottaki said.
The Iranian foreign minister made the remark in a meeting with
the visiting head of foreign relations commission of the Turkish
parliament Murat Mercan.
"Iran's success in the area of peaceful nuclear program is
indebted to the country's rightful stand and resistance," he
added.
The United States has accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear
weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear program, which Iran
has denied. Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful
purposes only.
The UN Security Council has adopted two resolutions - one in
December 2006 and the other in March this year - to force Iran to
suspend uranium enrichment activities and to give up its nuclear
program.
As Tehran remains defiant, Washington and its allies have been
pressuring the UN Security Council to impose a new round of
sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear
program.
(Xinhua News Agency December 26, 2007)
