Irans nuclear policy is based on the nations rights and will not be modified no matter who succeeds President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araghchi said.The Islamic Republics policies, including on its nuclear program, are based on peoples rights and cant be compromised under any government, Araghchi told reporters in Tehran today. The next government will pursue the same process and defend Irans rights.
Iran holds a presidential election on June 14 in which Ahmadinejad isnt eligible to run.
Araghchi spoke a day before top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton meet in Istanbul. The last round of nuclear negotiations between world powers and Iran in April didnt yield immediate results. Iran maintains its nuclear program is solely civilian while the U.S. says it may be a cover for developing atomic weapons.
By Bloomberg
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