| Iran said on Sunday it was still committed to the suspension of uranium enrichment, but warned against referring its case to the UN Security Council, the officialIRNA news agency reported."We are still ommitted to voluntary suspension of uranium enrichment and have not yet started injection of hexafluoride gas to centrifuges," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi was quoted as saying.
"Nothing has changed since the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted a resolution which called on Tehran to freezeall enrichment activities," he said.
Asefi also dismissed the proposal of withdrawing from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which was made by some parliament members.
"The issue is not seriously on our agenda yet," he said."Several law makers believe that if the Europeans and the IAEA
treat Iran improperly, such an action has to be taken. But this is only their view," he added.
Iran agreed to suspend uranium enrichment last October followingtalks with the European trio, France, Britain and Germany, but announced in July to resume the manufacture of centrifuge parts. Asefi also warned European countries against referring its case to the Security Council.
"Iran will adjust its policies according to the performance and decision of the opposite (the Europeans)," Asefi said. "We do not want Iran's file to be referred to the Security Council, but in case of a referral, the Europeans will be harmed more than us," he said.
The IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution on Sept. 18, urging Iran to suspend all enrichment-related activities and fully cooperate with nuclear inspectors to clear up all related issues.
Iran then rejected the resolution, terming it as "illegal."Tehran has been denying the US accusation of developing nuclear weapons, asserting that it is politically motivated and Iran's nuclear research is fully peaceful. |
