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Mottaki: The countries that supported the resolution against Iran made a strategic mistake

05 December 2009 12:23 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Suleyman Farzaliyev â€“ APA. â€œThe countries, which supported the resolution adopted against Iran, should correct their mistakes,â€ Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said, APA reports quoting IRNA. He said the countries that supported the resolution against Iran made a strategic mistake.
â€œIt is inadmissible to make it a campaign. We have expressed our protest against these countries with proofs and expressed our gratitude to the countries that did not support the resolution. Iran will never stop uranium enrichment program,â€ he said.

25 out of 35 member states voted for the resolution against Iran in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on November 27. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, South Africa, Malaysia, Cuba, Venezuela and several other countries voted against the resolution. Azerbaijan missed the meeting.

According to the resolution, the process of uranium enrichment must be stopped in the plant revealed in Gum province recently. Moreover, Iran is accused of hiding that facility.