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NCRI: Mullahs' insistence on continuing nuclear activities, require Security Council action |
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Wednesday, 09 November 2005 |
 This morning, Mr. Mohammad Mohaddessin, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, stated that
remarks by Brig. Gen. Ali Larijani, the Secretary for the Supreme
National Security Council, in which he rejected the official position
by the European Union on Monday on the need to halt all nuclear
activities, widespread human rights abuses and export of terrorism,
"reflected the ruling theocracy's determination to pursue efforts to
acquire nuclear weapons, violate human rights and export terrorism and
fundamentalism."
Mohaddessin added, the remarks, which were reaffirmed by the regime’s
Foreign Ministry spokesman, "Leave no room for delay in referring
Iran's nuclear, human rights and terrorism files to the United Nations
Security Council."
In their statement at the end of their Monday session in Brussels, EU
foreign ministers expressed grave concern "at Iran's resumption of
activity at the Uranium Conversion Facility in Esfahan" and at "serious
violations of human rights" especially Tehran's breach of its
obligations concerning a ban on juvenile executions. They also
underscored that the regime must abide by the recent resolution adopted
by the International Atomic Energy Agency, end all activities related
to nuclear enrichment, and show respect for human rights, the rule of
law and fundamental freedoms.
"The items in the EU statement against Iran have been formulated with
an extremist attitude and I opposed them. I am also opposed to the
items concerning human rights in Iran. If the Europeans are under the
illusion that they can influence Iran through such psychological
pressures, they are mistaken," Larijani said.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi also rejected the EU's
statement. He said, "The interventionist and discriminatory attitude of
the EU with regard to human rights is unacceptable”. Asefi reiterated
"the legitimate rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran in using nuclear
technology" and said, "Iran will not forego its rights and Europe must
recognize Iran's rights."
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
November 9, 2005
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