S.Africa supports Iran's nuclear right: envoy

Tehran, Oct 5, IRNA – South African Ambassador to Tehran Ebrahim Mohamed Saley said that no one can deprive Iran of its legitimate nuclear right.

Talking to IRNA, he added that all signatories to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) have the right to pursue nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

He voiced his country’s support for Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, criticizing discriminatory attitude towards different countries regarding their nuclear activities.

Referring to the unfair structure of the United Nations and its Security Council, Saley called for restructuring of several international bodies including the UN, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

He regretted that the fate of all world countries is in hands of a few powerful countries at the UN Security Council.

On Iran-South Africa economic cooperation, he announced that 30 percent of his country’s needed oil is provided by the Islamic Republic.

Underlining the need for further expansion of all-out ties between the two countries, he expressed hope that the existing obstacles in the way of promotion of bilateral cultural relations would be removed./end