TEHRAN -- President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday Iran has conducted its nuclear program in a “completely transparent” manner and is ready for any inspection of its facilities.
“The excuses regarding Iran’s peaceful nuclear program are raised, while we have repeatedly declared explicitly—and demonstrated in practice—that we have never sought, nor will we ever seek, to produce nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction,” he said in a meeting with Kazakhstan’s Foreign Miniser Murat Abugaliuly Nurtileu here.
The president reiterated that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly verified the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.
While Iran remains open to inspections, it will never accept being deprived of knowledge, technology, and scientific achievements, Pezeshkian said.
Iran, he said, will not allow others to make decisions about the future and destiny of the Iranian nation.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is always ready to engage in reasonable discourse but will never accept bullying,” Pezeshkian said.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the president pointed to Iran’s fraternal relations with Muslim countries and said Tehran is ready to work with all Muslim states, including Kazakhstan, to achieve progress, prosperity, and sustainable development.
He noted that Iran is ready to expand ties with Kazakhstan in all fields, given the two countries’ cultural and historic commonalities and common views.
“The future of mutual relations hinges on the shared determination and will to build a bright future based on peace, security, and prosperity for the region and the world,” the president emphasized.
Nurtileu, for his part, expressed his country’s firm determination to boost relations with Iran in the political and economic sectors as well as regional cooperation.
He submitted a written message from Kazakhstan’s president to Pezeshkian and expressed hope that the message would open a new chapter in ties between the two countries.
Kazakhstan’s foreign minister said his country respects Iran’s principled and wise stance on peaceful nuclear activities and its legitimate right to use peaceful nuclear technology.