Tehran, YJC. Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization in a talk show has said that the negotiating sides have come to the conclusion that further dragging the nuclear talks will benefit no one.
Aliakbar Salehi appeared in
a talk show on channel 5 of the state TV to discuss different topics within his
responsibility as the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. The headlines
of his statements follow:
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I will not accompany the president to New York. The Head
of the Atomic Energy Organization visits New York only for NPT sessions which
are held every five years.
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The Atomic Energy Organization is a technical, expert
organization, then at another level a legal organization, and lastly a
political one. The latter is adopted by the Foreign Ministry.
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Mr. Soltaniyeh was Iran’s representative for 7.5
years. According to the law he must not have exceeded 6 or 6.5 years, but with
special permissions from the Leader he was at the position for 7.5 years.
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During the trip to Vienna I noticed that the
international vibe in interacting with Iran has changed, especially with regard
to those who used always to stand against us.
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Mr. Najafi was appointed as Iran’s representative to the
Agency 3 years ago during the Ahmadinejad administration.
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In the coming months we are sure to see some considerable
change in regard to the Iranian nuclear case.
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The sides have reached the conclusion that time has
arrived to make the way out of the case and that dragging it any further will
benefit no one.
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We had so far not said outright that we were ready to
meet the other side’s concerns, but we have said so now. But we would also
expect them to meet our rights.
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Compared to the past, there is more integrity on the
nuclear case among the President, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization,
the Foreign Minister, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council,
and others.
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We cannot depreciate our rights. Enriching uranium is
our natural right, though we have announced that to meet the concerns, we are
ready under special circumstances to ignore some of the rights.
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We have said to the other side that we are ready to give
the Leader’s fatwa on nuclear weapons a legal aspect so that it will be
obligatory to the Iranian government.
- On September
27, a meeting will be held between representatives from Iran and the Agency
taking on previous sessions. Mr. Najafi has been made responsible for the
meeting.