Tehran Times,
26 August 2002

UN and Iran`s Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy

Tehran - The UN Under Secretary General for Disarmament, Jayantha Dhanapala, said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and until this date no report has been received that Iran has violated this treaty.

Dhanapala also told reporters in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, that the peaceful nuclear cooperation between Iran and Russia is within the framework of international treaties.

The UN official`s emphasis on the peaceful use of Iran`s nuclear installations is due to the clear and transparent position taken by Tehran.

The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in southern Iran is open to inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and they are cooperating with Iran for the peaceful use of nuclear technology. Their cooperation with Iran focuses on the use of nuclear technology in the areas of medicine, agriculture, energy, industry, and for safety measures in the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.

All developing countries, which have signed the NPT, have an undeniable right to use nuclear energy. According to the Article 4 of the UN Convention for Banning the Spread of Nuclear Arms all the countries which have access to nuclear technology should help other signatories to the NPT.

Therefor, the U.S. efforts to disrupt cooperation between Iran and Russia for completing the Bushehr power plant runs counter to international conventions in this regard.

By using sanctions against the IAEA, the U.S. administration has tried to put an end to the cooperation between Iran and the agency.

Even though Iran ranks fourth in producing oil and comes as a second oil exporter within the OPEC cartel, it needs alternative sources of energy for its long-terms programs. The researches have shown that oil reserves will be depleted in the next twenty years, therefor Iran should find other sources of energy for its rising demand.

In the light of this situation, Iran is trying to meet some 20 percent of its electricity demand through nuclear power and its cooperation with Russia on the construction of Bushehr power plant is carried out under the supervision of the IAEA.

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