In a presentation about Iran's nuclear dossier delivered Tuesday at the Strategic Studies Center in Sana'a the Iranian ambassador to Yemen Hussein Kamalian confirmed that Iran was committed to the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. He said attempts by the U.S. and some European countries to doubt credibility of Iran was merely foolishness, aiming to force Iran to abandon many regional and international issues. A number of Arab and foreign ambassadors and diplomats attended the presentation.

?The western media exaggerate in publishing such news and you already know that the Iranian Nuclear Research Project, or what is called Iranian Nuclear Call Organization, established in 1974, was employed for manipulating the nuclear fuel cycle, producing 23 megawatts of electricity,? Kamalian pointed out.

The Iranian Government, in response to the Iranian Islamic Shura Council's Resolution, authorized certain bodies to establish nuclear stations for producing electric power with a capacity of 20 thousand megawatts per year until 2020.

?Over the last 20 years, the consumption of electricity grew by forty-folds compared to earlier years. We believe such consumption to grow due to the rapid development in the country,? Kamalian mentioned. ?This means that Iran should profit from other energy sources. So we affirm that we, since we started our peaceful nuclear activities, were and are still an effective member in all international agreements on the peaceful nuclear activities,? the ambassador added.

Since 2003, Iran has voluntarily implemented the additional protocol in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for passing these decisions. Over the last two years, the Iranian Government offered great opportunities to the IAEA to conduct field inspections and view all the matters related to the Iranian nuclear activities. It allowed the IAEA to install the monitoring cameras to observe the Iranian workers and record their movements, according to Mr. Kamalian.

In its reports, the IAEA recurrently commended the constructive cooperation of the Iranian officials and confirmed that Iran's nuclear activities proceed on the right path, the Iranian diplomat signalled out.

?I think there are no indicators in international laws preventing countries from using the nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and I think the big powers want to create a kind of monopoly in the nuclear fuel cycle intended for peaceful use. These countries ignore the right of Iran to possess this technology, employing all the political means and media attacks against Iran.? Kamalian commented.

?Transferring the Iranian nuclear dossier to the International Security Council is not the best solution; it will not tackle the issue, it will make it more complicated. The U.S. and European threats will never affect Iran's determination in defending its right and its position in this regard will not change,? he added.

The Yemen Times forwarded a question to the Iranian Ambassador about the suspicions of the powerful countries on the Iranian nuclear dossier if it shifted to the manufacture of weapons, as they believe that Iran's possession of nuclear weapons will lead Saudi Arabia and Egypt to get such weapons in order to bring about a strategic balance in the region, as is the case in Pakistan and India. Consequently, the big powers believe that Iran's possession of nuclear weapons will threaten peace in the Middle East.

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