Tehran, Oct 31, IRNA -- Majlis Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said
here Sunday that the bill on getting access to peaceful nuclear
technology urged the government not to ignore nation's right to use
the technology for peaceful purposes.
Talking to foreign and domestic reporters, he added the bill,
approved by Majlis deputies on Sunday, will determine the framework
for the Iranian delegation in conducting future negotiations.
"The ratification lightens the atmosphere for wise negotiations,"
he said.
Asked whether the bill would contradict agreements between the
Iranian delegation and the EU big trio (Germany, Britain and France),
he stated, "When we set the limits of a playground, we have not banned
the game."
"If negotiators reach a consensus that would lead to freezing
Iran's access to nuclear technology, the talks were doomed to failure
whether the bill approved or not," the speaker stressed.
Based on the bill, Haddad Adel said, the government is obliged not
to ignore the Iranian nation's right in getting access to peaceful
nuclear energy.
"The bill is not new. This is what we have insisted since the
start of negotiations. Secretary of the Supreme National Security
Council Hassan Rowhani and other negotiators have also stressed on
such an issue," the Tehran MP stated.
Asked about resumption of uranium enrichment activities and the
costs Iran would pay, Haddad Adel said, "To us, no cost is dearer than
depriving a nation of its inalienable right."
In response to a question on Iran's preparedness for possible
sanctions, he stressed, "We are absolutely ready to defend our
national interests. Even if Iran's dossier is referred to the UN
Security Council, there will be nothing in it to be taken up against
Iran."
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