TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki held talks with his Indonesian and Lebanese counterparts in Tehran on Sunday.

During his meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, Mottaki said that the world public opinion is troubled by proliferation of nuclear weapons by nuclear-armed states, adding that the theme of the Tehran conference, which was “Nuclear Energy for All Nuclear Weapons for No One”, should become a global culture.
Mottaki indicated that over the past 40 years, the international community has repeatedly failed in its efforts to implement the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. He also called the modernization of nuclear arsenals, suggested by some experts, a failed policy.
He went on to say that the West has fallen short of any concrete achievement in Iraq and Afghanistan, adding 2010 is a worrying year for Afghanistan.
For his part, Marty Natalegawa applauded Tehran for hosting the nuclear disarmament conference and called for expansion of ties with Iran.
He also stressed that all NPT signatories have right to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
Foreign Minister Mottaki also exchanged views with his Lebanese counterpart Foreign Minister Ali Shamit on regional issues.
Mottaki he praised Lebanese leaders for their cleverness and resolve to put Lebanon on the path to progress and stability.
Mottaki maintained that Lebanon should play a more active role in regional relations, saying such an approach could facilitate political stability and economic development in Lebanon.
The Lebanese foreign minister, for his part, called Iran a powerful and influential country in the region and thanked Tehran for supporting Beirut in the international arena.
He added that the history of Iran-Lebanon relations goes back to days before Lebanon gained independence in 1943