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Iranian minister denies claims about nuclear activities at Parchin
Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-06-13 09:18

Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi denied Western claims that nuclear activities are carried out at Iran's Parchin military site, the Press TV reported on Tuesday.

The accusations are "entirely irrelevant and irrational," Vahidi was quoted as saying on Monday.

The allegations aimed at affecting the upcoming negotiations between the Islamic republic and the P5+1 -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany, which is scheduled to be held in Moscow on June 18 and 19, he said, according to the report.

Media said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) received reports that Iran has tested in Parchin military site explosives that could be used to set off a nuclear charge.

Iran denied such reports, and insisted that the access to Parchin would only be granted if Iran and IAEA agree on certain conditions and steps.

An Iranian lawmaker said Saturday that Iran would not allow the IAEA inspectors to visit the Parchin military complex.

"The U.S. and the West are seeking to find access to our military sites, but the representatives of (Iranian) people will not allow our military sites, which have nothing to do with nuclear activities, to be inspected by Western spies," Avaz Heidarpour was quoted as saying by the semi-official Mehr news agency.

"We will file a complaint against the agency for satellite espionage" on the Parchin military site, Heidarpour was quoted as saying.

Iranian envoy to the IAEA Ali-Asghar Soltanieh earlier accused the agency of conducting secretive intelligence activities on Iran 's nuclear program.

"Unfortunately the agency, who should be playing the role of an international technical organization, is to some extent also playing the role of an intelligence agency," he told reporters.

The IAEA said Friday that no progress was made in talks with Iran to finalize a deal on allowing a greater access to its disputed nuclear program.

"There has been no progress," said IAEA Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts.

The IAEA has been pressing Iran for a deal that would allow its inspectors an immediate access to Iran's Parchin military site in southeast of Tehran.

Source:Xinhua 
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