TEHRAN -- President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s proposed trip to New York is still tentative, government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said here on Tuesday. Elham said on Sunday, “The president of Iran plans to speak at a possible meeting of the Security Council on Iran’s nuclear program to defend the right of the Iranian nation to use peaceful nuclear technology.”

“The president devises special innovations for every situation and employs them when necessary,” Elham told reporters at his weekly press briefing on Monday.

The trip to News York is another innovation and “Ahmadinejad has a scenario and a plan” for realizing the basic objectives of the country, he added.

The five permanent members of the Security Council -- the United States, France, Britain, China, and Russia -- plus Germany are considering imposing new sanctions on Iran over its uranium enrichment activities.

The Security Council imposed a package of limited sanctions on Iran in December, barring the transfer of sensitive nuclear technology or expertise. It threatened further steps if Iran ignored the February 21 deadline to suspend enrichment.

Asked whether the president’s trip to New York would legitimize the UN Security Council, in contrast to the government’s previous position, Elham stated, “An illegal act will never become legal,” and Ahmadinejad’s innovation does not make it legal.

“We are not concerned about a new resolution from the UN Security Council,” he said, adding that Iran also would not welcome such a turn of events.

“Suspension (of uranium enrichment) is no longer an issue, and the subject can not be brought up any more,” he stated.

Iran’s claim over its rights is proven, he added. In response to the comments by Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who recently stated that the test period of Ahmadinejad’s administration is over, Elham said, “Political differences should not enter into administrative matters.”

The adoption of political stances would lower the status of the Expediency Council, he noted.