BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. Iran considers
its peaceful nuclear program and uranium enrichment to be its
natural right, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi said at
the Conference on the History of Iran’s Foreign Policy and Foreign
Relations held in Tehran, Trend reports.
According to him, Iran has spent significant material and moral
resources in this direction. These expenditures have been in line
with the country’s needs.
Araqchi stated that uranium enrichment and the nuclear program
are among Iran’s needs and serve the country’s requirements in many
fields, including agriculture, healthcare, and other sectors.
Enriched uranium is also necessary as fuel for nuclear power
plants.
“Iran has repeatedly been told that it has no right to enrich
uranium and that enrichment should be at zero level. This is stated
due to concerns about Iran’s nuclear program. If the other side has
concerns, Iran is ready to remove those concerns and answer
questions. If there is no trust, it is ready to build trust.
However, no one has the right to say what someone should or should
not possess,” he noted.
On February 6, talks between Iran and the United States on the
nuclear program began in Muscat, the capital of Oman. Both sides
agreed to continue the negotiations.
