TEHRAN – Iran said on Monday that it is the right of all countries to gain access to nuclear technology under the NPT rule but no country “must have the right to possess or use nuclear weapons.” the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

“Nuclear energy (is) for all and nuclear weapon (is) for none”, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi told his regular press conference.
He said Iran is “seeking the establishment of peace and justice around the globe which is of great benefit to the world”.
The spokesman added, “Global nuclear disarmament should be pursued vigorously.”
No negotiations on Iran’s undeniable nuclear right
Iran submitted its updated nuclear package to the 5+1 group (five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) on September 9. The package was presented to the countries’ ambassadors or representatives in Tehran.
“The package of proposals was aimed at easing concerns surrounding the (Iran nuclear) issue… which is open to negotiation and the Islamic,” he explained.
However, he said Iran will not negotiate on its inalienable right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
“We would not hold talks on our inalienable (nuclear) rights,” Qashqavi reiterated.
Turkey denies planning to host Iran-5+1 nuclear talks
Iranian media reported on Sunday that Turkey has proposed to host talks between Iran and the 5+1 group.
However, the spokesman said his Turkish counterpart has dismissed the report.
“In an interview with the France Press here in Tehran, the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s spokesman on yesterday (Sunday) evening denied that his country is ready to be the host country for these talks.”
In a telephone call on Monday, Iran’s top security official and nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana set October 1 as the date for the restart of talks between Iran and the five permanent members the UN Security Council and Germany.
The Islamic Republic has come under great pressure to halt its nuclear enrichment program. A few Western countries claim the program is aimed at building nuclear weapons. Tehran has categorically dismissed the allegations, saying the program is solely aimed at generating electricity.
Breaking code of ethics by media causes discord in world
On media rumors going around the world about Iran, Qashqavi stated, “We are now dealing with violation of code of ethics by media across the globe, which leads to revenge and friction in the world.”
“We hope that the world media outlets, Arabic papers in particular, which are fed by the Zionist regime’s wrong information, will give up spreading baseless rumors” about the Islamic Republic and “reconsider their approaches towards Iran”, the spokesman explained.
Caspian Sea summit was unofficial
Shortly after Iran learned about the reports that the presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan plan to hold a meeting in the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, in an open letter and in separate telephone conversations with his counterparts in the four other littoral states, expressed Tehran’s dissatisfaction about the meeting.
Ambassadors of the four countries were also summoned to the Foreign Ministry and informed of Iran’s concerns about the forum.
In his talks with the new Kazakh ambassador to Tehran on September 8, Mottaki said Tehran will regard any deal on the sea without the participation of Iran as invalid.
However, after some investigations, it became clear that the summit was held to inaugurate infrastructure projects and to hold some ceremonies and sports competitions.
Asked about the summit in Kazakhstan, Qashqavi said, “It was an unofficial meeting.”
He added Iran has been “successful in its diplomacy on the Caspian Sea’s affairs.”
“There have been no changes in our policy towards the legal regime of the Caspian Sea, and we have frequently insisted on our rights to the sea.”
“We, within the international framework, believe that the legal regime of the closed seas should be determined by consensus of all littoral states, and the Caspian Sea is not exempt from this regulation,” he noted.
Caspian matters were discussed at Caspian Sea summits in Ashkhabad in 2002 and in Tehran in 2007.
The spokesman confirmed the next summit will be held in Baku “with the participation and consensus of all littoral states” including Iran.
He further spoke of a “constructive interaction between all the littoral states in a bid to have a peaceful and friendly sea.”
“Foreigner’s interference in regional issues will only aggravate the situation,” Qashqavi emphasized.
The Caspian Sea, with a surface area of 371,000 square km and a volume of 78,200 cubic km, is in central Asia bordered by Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan.