IAEA report a great achievement for Iran: official
February 27, 2008 - 0:0
TEHRAN – Director of the Judiciary’s Department for International Affairs, Mohammad-Javad Larijani, has hailed the recent IAEA report about Iran’s nuclear program, calling it a “great achievement” for the Islamic Republic’s political system.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei presented a report on Iran’s nuclear program to the IAEA Board of Governors on Friday which vindicated the country by reaffirming its nuclear transparency.“The agency has been able to continue to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran,” ElBaradei said in the report.
“ElBaradei’s report is a great achievement for Iran’s political system because it confirms that Iran has managed to clear itself of very serious charges through cooperation with the agency,” Larijani told the TV Special Program on Monday night.
However, he said the report contains some negative points that could provide the pretext for the Westerners to push for new sanctions against the country.
“But the major powers should know that threats cannot make Iran relinquish its inalienable right as over the past 30 years (since the Islamic Revolution in 1979) Iran has made progress in the face of U.S. threats and accusations.