British PM Underlines Iran’s Right of Using Peaceful Nuclear Energy

(FNA)- British Prime Minister David Cameron in a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underscored Tehran's right to use peaceful nuclear energy, and praised Iran's constructive role in settling regional issues.

During the meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly summit in New York on Wednesday, Cameron referred to disagreements between Iran and Britain in recent years, and said that opportunity to rebuild bilateral ties between Iran and the West is important.

He stressed that there is great capacity in the field of economy and scientific issues for cooperation and talks between the two countries.

Cameron said that Iran, like all other countries, has the right to use peaceful nuclear energy, and said Iran's serious intention to access a comprehensive nuclear agreement is positive.

He also praised Iran's help for establishment of a new government in Iraq.

President Rouhani, for his part, said that end of sanctions and making an agreement will help sustainable and expanded ties between different sides, adding that Iran's government wants a constructive interaction with the world upon mutual respect and wishes to have good relations and developed ties with Britain.

Rouhani continued that Iranian and British businessmen have had good trade relations since long time ago, and called for facilitation for the citizens of both countries' transport and promotion of scientific and cultural ties.

Referring to the talks between Iran and Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) on nuclear issue, Rouhani said Iran has serious intention to reach a comprehensive result in negotiations and continuation of peaceful nuclear activities in the framework of NPT.

He added that Iran has always had a transparent cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and stressed that reports of the agency inspectors indicated that Iran's activities have had no deviation.