US doesn't know how to deal with Iran's n-issue: Larijani

Khorramabad, Lorestan Prov, June 28, IRNA –- Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said Monday that the US is unsure how to deal with Iran’s nuclear issue as it has a wrong impression about the country’s peaceful nuclear activities.

Larijani made the remarks in this southwestern province while commenting on the statement of the G8 meeting about Iran.

Leaders of the world's eight industrialized states (Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States) claimed Saturday in Huntsville, Canada, that they were "profoundly concerned" by Iran's nuclear program.

They urged all countries to back a new round of UN sanctions against Iran.

"The Western states are dishonest" in their policy toward Iran, Larijani told reporters upon his arrival in Khorramabad.

“They adopt the resolution against Iran on one hand, and on the other, propose to conduct negotiations. Therefore, neither their resolutions nor their proposals are made out of honesty,” Larijani stated.

He said that the West is pursuing a “policy of sabotaging Iranians' way to progress.”

The G8 statement clarified that they had no correct impression about Iran’s nuclear issue and thought they could change Tehran's decision on its peaceful nuclear activities, Larijani added.

Western states should try to resolve Iran’s nuclear issue based on regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency upon which Tehran is currently pursuing its peaceful nuclear program, he suggested.

During his day-long visit to Khorramabad, Larijani is to attend a meeting to honor martyred clerics of the province./end