IRAN FM MEETS HIS ARMENIAN COUNTERPART
IranMania News, Iran
Dec 18 2006
LONDON, December 18 (IranMania) – Iran’s foreign minister, Manouchehr
Mottaki asserted that issuing any kind of resolution against Iran in
addition to being futile was recognized as an hostile attempt against
Iran, ISNA reported.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is hopeful that the sides would return
to the talks and modify their approaches towards the issue," stated
Mottaki while speaking at a joint press conference with his Armenian
counterpart, Vartan Oskanian.
"As we have perpetually declared, we still believe that referring
Iran’s nuclear dossier to the Security Council is a political and an
illegal attempt, because in all the reports by the IAEA chief there is
not a single trace of deviation or legal impediment in Iran’s nuclear
activities. Therefore, securitizing and politicizing the issue puts
the IAEA under question," stated Mottaki.
"There is an obvious unfair discrimination going on in the world
today, on one hand they say that Iran will achieve nuclear power in
the future and though Iran’s stance about the issue is quite clear,
the sound of their threats has made the world go deaf. On the other
hand, the Zionist Regime is honored by the high ranking officials of
this regime for possessing nuclear arms," he added.
"Iran is definitely trying to follow up the issue through the Arab
Union, The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), the Security
Council, the General Assembly chief and the UN about the 200 nuclear
weapons in the occupied lands. We also expect regional countries to
confront the issue with an air of certainty and seriousness and reach
a fundamental and international solution to it," he went on to say.
Also about the Iran-Armenia gas and oil pipeline construction,
Mottaki informed that holding energy ties with regional countries
like Armenia, Iraq, Turkey and Azerbaijan was one of the main bases
of Iran’s regional policies.
"We have succeeded in relating ourselves with our neighbors on
the energy plane. We are on the final verge of exporting gas and
electricity to Armenia and we are also considering the export of oil
to this country," he added.
He also informed that the Iran-Armenia pipeline would be initialized
by the end of the Iranian year (March 2007).
"The relationship between both countries has a good historical record
and the politicians of both countries are focused on elevating their
ties in all fields," he said.
He also evaluated the Armenian foreign minister’s trip to Iran as
positive and successful.
For his part, Armenian foreign minister, Vartan Oskanian also called
for the elevation of political and commerce ties with Iran.
"Armenia closely follows Iran’s nuclear issue. It also wishes that the
Iran’s dossier is somehow compromised without imposition and pressure
through fair negotiations and considering the Iranian nation’s rights,"
he added.
He also congratulated the Iranian nation and government on their
recent hilarious elections.