[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Iran says nuclear freeze not on agenda as deadline nears

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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:19:56 +0200
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Iran says nuclear freeze not on agenda as deadline nears


Iran has said the suspension of uranium enrichment was not on the agenda, just 
two days before it is to respond to an offer by world powers aiming at securing 
a freeze of the nuclear work.
"The issue of suspension means returning to the past. It is not on the agenda 
of the Islamic republic of Iran," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi 
told reporters.
Tehran is due to respond on August 22 to reply to a package of incentives 
offered by major powers in return for a freeze in enrichment, which creates 
fuel for nuclear power plants but can also be used to make the core of a bomb.

"The resolution is of no legal and lawful validity. Therefore, it is 
unacceptable for the Islamic republic," Asefi said.

"It (sanctions) would be more harmful to them (the West) than for us. We have 
been under informal sanctions since the 1979 Islamic revolution and we can deal 
with the consequences by planning," Asefi said.

The UN resolution was pushed through on July 31 after Iran ignored a previous 
non-binding deadline and failed to respond to the incentives package.

The package, backed by the five permanent UN Security Council members -- 
Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- plus Germany, offers 
Iran trade, technology and diplomatic incentives if the country agrees to 
suspend uranium enrichment work.

The foreign ministry official again rejected any precondition for negotiations 
that Iran insists are the only way to resolve the long-running nuclear standoff.

"We still believe the issue must be settled through negotiations ... They have 
conditioned talks to execution of the resolution by us. This is baseless. It 
tightens the atmosphere for both sides to reach a solution," Asefi said.

Tehran, an OPEC member and one of the world's top oil producers, has repeatedly 
insisted its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only and that it has 
the right to enrich uranium as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation 
Treaty.

"We will decide based on the country's interests. We will not give up this 
technology under pressure and threats," said Asefi.

"We are in the final stage of our studies on the package. Since the package had 
different dimensions, our response will be also multi-dimensional." 

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