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Iran does not consider Clinton’s remarks seriously
TEHRAN, Feb. 1 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Sunday shrugged off remarks by the U.S. Secretary of States Hillary Clinton, saying Iran does not consider her remarks as “serious”.
Mottaki’s remarks came after Clinton had warned China would face international pressure and further isolation if it did not join other world powers in imposing new sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program.
He suggested that Clinton is living in the past. “Efforts by Ms. Clinton to return America to the time of Bush’s… will bring no benefit for the people and the administration of this country.”
Mottaki went on to say that it was because of such stances during the presidential campaigns that Clinton was voted out of the race by the Democrats in the 2008 elections.
“Different voices reaching from Washington originate from ongoing problems in America’s foreign policy, but it seems that Clinton’s position is very different from other voices being heard.”
“We don’t take as serious remarks by Ms. Clinton” as long as the “outlook of the White House policy toward Iran-America interactions are not clear,” Mottaki told reporters as he arrived in Addis Ababa to attend the African Union summit.
“But we believe that the world public opinion should be worried about such a provocative approach and its repercussions on regional and international peace,”he added.
He said Iran has been facing U.S. hostile policies over the last three decades but Tehran has always been pushing for regional peace and security.
Mottaki said a nation like Iran, with a centuries-old civilization that has made many scientific and cultural contributions to human race in the course of history, cannot be deprived of peaceful nuclear technology under threat of sanctions or the “language of force”.
While the new U.S. administration has given high priority to clean energy resources, why Clinton is so angry about the use of nuclear energy as a clean energy by other nations, he asked.
Mottaki’s remarks came after Clinton had warned China would face international pressure and further isolation if it did not join other world powers in imposing new sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program.
He suggested that Clinton is living in the past. “Efforts by Ms. Clinton to return America to the time of Bush’s… will bring no benefit for the people and the administration of this country.”
Mottaki went on to say that it was because of such stances during the presidential campaigns that Clinton was voted out of the race by the Democrats in the 2008 elections.
“Different voices reaching from Washington originate from ongoing problems in America’s foreign policy, but it seems that Clinton’s position is very different from other voices being heard.”
“We don’t take as serious remarks by Ms. Clinton” as long as the “outlook of the White House policy toward Iran-America interactions are not clear,” Mottaki told reporters as he arrived in Addis Ababa to attend the African Union summit.
“But we believe that the world public opinion should be worried about such a provocative approach and its repercussions on regional and international peace,”he added.
He said Iran has been facing U.S. hostile policies over the last three decades but Tehran has always been pushing for regional peace and security.
Mottaki said a nation like Iran, with a centuries-old civilization that has made many scientific and cultural contributions to human race in the course of history, cannot be deprived of peaceful nuclear technology under threat of sanctions or the “language of force”.
While the new U.S. administration has given high priority to clean energy resources, why Clinton is so angry about the use of nuclear energy as a clean energy by other nations, he asked.
