President: Iran’s nuclear activities, legal

Tehran, June 8, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that the nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran are considered as the country’s legal right based on justice and global regulations.

President Ahmadinejad made the remarks at a press briefing on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), in the capital city of Turkey today.

He told reporters that any attempt to impose anything whatsoever on the justice-seeking nations including the Islamic Iran will be doomed to failure.

Asked about the Vienna group’s reaction to Tehran Declaration on the nuclear fuel swap, Ahmadinejad replied: “We’re waiting for response from the Vienna group; whenever we receive the reply, we will review it.”

The Iranian president reiterated that the world nations and governments supported the Tehran Declaration that was recently issued by Iran, Turkey and Brazil.

He added the international support for the issue indicates that the global nations and governments are in agreement with access to peaceful nuclear energy and removal of the atomic weapons worldwide.

Iran’s president hoped the Tehran Declaration would set the stage for strengthening a new system of the world affairs in the future.

On his travel to China, Ahmadinejad said he is to visit Shanghai international exhibition.

Asked about his expectations from the CICA Conference in Turkey, President Ahmadinejad answered: “We should not think that the world questions could be solved by just holding a summit or a conference." He also predicted that serious measures will be taken against the Zionists’ crimes in the Conference.”/end