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Iran says refutes Sarkozy’s claims about its nuclear program

01 September 2011 19:10 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. An official of Iran’s Foreign Ministry Thursday described French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s remarks on Iran’s nuclear program as "unreal claims" and "should be avoided," APA reports citing Xinhua.

According to the reports, Sarkozy said Wednesday that Iran’s ambitions to build long-range ballistic missiles and its "military nuclear program" may convince some unnamed countries to launch a preventive attack against Iranian military and nuclear sites.

"Any remarks which are based on unreal data can lead to an instability of the region," Hassan Tajik, Managing Director of West Europe Division of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, was quoted as saying.

"Making such remarks (like those of Sarkozy) should be avoided, " and the realities should be considered, the Iranian Foreign Ministry official was quoted as saying.