Irans President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a ceremony marking Irans National Space Technology Day in Tehran on January 17, 2015.[/caption]Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic will not need permission from any power in the world to make scientific and technological progress.
Everyone must know that the Islamic Republic of Iran will never seek anyones approval for making progress in science and technology, President Rouhani said Tuesday in a ceremony marking Irans National Space Technology Day.
In his speech, the Iranian president also touched upon Irans ongoing talks with the world powers on its nuclear energy program, saying that interacting with the world does not mean that Tehran will give up its scientific endeavors.
Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council the United States, France, Britain, Russia and China - plus Germany, known as the P5+1 group, are currently engaged in negotiations to finalize a deal on Tehrans nuclear energy program.
Rouhani said no one should think that negotiation with the world means that Iran will quit making progress in a certain branch of science.
He addedthat enemies sometimes try to make upexcuses out of Irans scientific activities in order to pressure the Iranian nation, noting,Our job (in the negotiations) is to rob them off their excuses."
Irans efforts in space technology
President Rouhani also welcomed the fact that scientific and industrial communities in Iran are determined to make headway in space science and technology.
He noted that aerospace is a strategic and applied science that can boost national strength. Emphasizing Iranian government's strong resolve to continue advancing in all fields of new technologies, Rouhani saidhis administration will use anything in its capacity to further facilitate aerospace research in Iran.
The Iranian president further stated that his administrationhas been pushing ahead with plans to develop and advance the nuclear technology, but most advances have been overshadowed by the busy work done inthe nuclear talks.
By Press TV
