Iranian FM Spokesman: Iran Has No Reason To Stop Uranium Enrichment

There is no reason for Iran to stop uranium enrichment, as there is no guarantee that West would meet the country's demand on nuclear fuel, senior Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said today.

He said, "It is a fact known in the world that talks which had started 20 years ago for setting up a committee to guarantee nuclear fuel supply have reached no conclusion yet." argued the spokesman.

As for Iran's nuclear activities even in the pre-revolution era, Qashqavi said that even the former head of Iran's Atomic Energy Agency had said at the time that the U.S., Germany, and France had not honored their previously agreed commitments to Iran.

He reiterated, "Uranium enrichment is an absolute right for Iran, based on the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and Tehran will pursue this right to the end."

Source: IRNA, Iran, October 6, 2008

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