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Iran has not passed decision on participation in US meeting of International Atomic Energy Agency

17 April 2010 11:37 (UTC +04:00)

Tehran. Suleyman Farzaliyev â€“ APA. â€œIran will discuss its participation in the meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the US,â€ Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Ali Asghar Soltanieh told journalists, APAâ€™s correspondent covering the disarmament conference in Tehran reports. He said Iranâ€™s participation in the IAEA meeting in New York was being discussed.
â€œWe are discussing this issue. We will send document to the meeting, if it is considered expedient,â€ he said.

He said they were not concerned that the US and some western states were against the development of Iranâ€™s nuclear energy program.
â€œWe will continue cooperation with the countries that will cooperate with us in the nuclear sphere. Even if the US continues exerting pressure, it will not influence our work. The US has already used atomic weapons for war purposes. But it does not mean that all want to use it. We will develop our peaceful nuclear industry,â€ he said.