ROME (IRNA) -- Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad will defend Iran's nuclear rights late March, wrote Italian daily ‘La Repubblica’ in its Tuesday edition. The daily wrote, "There is no doubt that Ahmadinejad would attend the UN meeting to defend Iranian nuclear rights."

Late March, when Iran's nuclear issue will be on table at the UN Security Council, Iranian president will personally attend the international conference and present explanations on Iran nuclear program.

The newspaper said China and Russia will continue to oppose sanctions against Iran.

It added that Moscow, which is busy building a nuclear center in Bushehr in Iran, has been retarding in the commissioning of the project.