Iranian MPs Stress Iran’s Inalienable Nuclear Rights

(FNA)- A majority of Iranian lawmakers in a statement issued on the threshold of a new round of talks between Iran and the six world powers reiterated that the country would not give up even an iota of its nuclear rights, including the right of uranium enrichment.

Iran as a committed member of the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) that has fulfilled its duties accordingly wants to benefit from its full and inalienable rights in peaceful use of the nuclear energy as stipulated in the Article 4 of the NPT.

The statement signed by over 167 MPs at the parliament today stressed that the Iranian nation is also willing to fully implement its rights to carry on with the activities related to its nuclear fuel production cycle, specially uranium enrichment, as it complies with the country's NPT commitments.

They pointed to the upcoming talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council member plus Germany), and said that the negotiations should only focus on nuclear issues and not on other topics, including Iran’s missile capabilities.

The lawmakers reiterated that Iran’s nuclear team of negotiators should proceed with the talks while keeping in mind that they should never give up even an iota from Iran’s nuclear rights as enshrined in the NPT.

In November, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei appreciated the Iranian team of negotiators for their successful diplomacy in their talks with the world powers in Geneva, and called for the country's officials to continue resistance against the greediness of the western states.

Ayatollah Khamenei made the statements in response to President Rouhani, who had in an earlier letter felicitated the Leader on the successful performance of the Iranian team of negotiators in the recent talks with the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, France and Britain plus Germany) in Geneva.

“Achieving what you have written is worth appreciation and praise to the nuclear negotiating team and other relevant officials and can be the basis for future smart moves,” the Leader wrote in his response letter to President Rouhani.

He said that the victory was achieved by God’s assistance and the Iranian people’s support, expressing the hope that the same trend would continue in future.

“God willing, resistance against greediness (of the other sides) should always remain as an indicator showing that the officials in this sector are moving on a correct path, and (I believe) it will be so,” he stressed.