Iran stresses "Inalienable right" in nuclear talks

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-13-2009 13:53

Iran's parliament speaker claims that the United States and other Western countries should accept the reality that Iran possesses nuclear technology. He stresses Iran's role in nuclear talks to safeguard "inalienable rights".

Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani,  seen here, said on Sunday world powers must accept the Islamic republic as a nuclear  power as top officials vowed no let-up in  Tehran's sensitive uranium enrichment  drive.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)

Ali Larijani also says that Iran rejects any proposals made with no legislative basis by certain countries to adopt intrusive inspections on Iran's nuclear program. The parliament would only authorize those nuclear talks which are carried out "within the legislative body's framework".

Larijani also believes that Iran surpassed the nuclear fuel producing cycle when the country's first nuclear fuel manufacturing plant went online. U.S. State Department spokesman Robert Wood has said that the G5+1, consisting of France, Britain, Russia, China and the United States -- plus Germany, had invited Iran to join direct talks on its nuclear program.

Reacting to the political adjustment from American government, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the country would welcome "honest" and "fair" talks based on mutual respect.

Editor:Zhang Yun