Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili has said that all nations should have the right to peaceful nuclear technology.
He told a press conference in Geneva that Iran will not abandon its nuclear right, and urged the world powers to respect each country's right to peaceful nuclear energy.
"We are committed to our commitment in the framework of the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty), and at the same time we will go ahead and stick to our nuclear rights in the framework of the NPT," Jalili said, following his talks with six world powers on Iran's nuclear program.
He added, "No one should have nuclear weapons."
He also reiterated that "there must be a balance between rights and obligations."
Referring to his negotiations with the representative of the 5+1, Jalili added, "We had broad talks. This meeting created a good opportunity for fresh cooperation to remove international concerns."
He also said that the two sides had reached an agreement to continue talks "on a common ground."
At the talks, the representatives from Iran and the six world nuclear powers agreed to meet again before the end of October.
Jalili noted, "There has been a stop in discussions since July 2008, but I do not have the feeling that the discussions would stop, rather they will continue."
On September 21, Iran informed the IAEA that it was constructing an enrichment plant in Fordu, south of Tehran. The plant is to be used as a backup facility for Iran's first enrichment facility in Natanz.
Jalili also referred to sanctions imposed on Tehran over its nuclear activities and said, "Countries imposing sanction (on the Islamic Republic) will suffer more than Iran."
Source: Press TV, Iran, October 1, 2009
