Ambassador: UNSC Resolutions Against Iran Lack Legal Bases

Paris, Aug 15, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Paris Ali Ahani said the resolutions issued against Iran by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) lack any legal bases. He said the allegations leveled against Iran are generally based on hollow and baseless remarks rather than solid legal argumentations. He said in an article that Iran as an independent country which is committed to and fully observes the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has an absolute right to develop and use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. He stressed that Iran strongly believed that the resolutions issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, referring Iran’s nuclear case the to the UN, are erroneous, illegal and unjustifiable. The ambassador further noted that the UN Security Council has been issuing anti-Iran resolutions since 2006 which are politically-motivated, illegal and irrational. Ahani explained in his article that referring Iran’s nuclear case to the UN Security Council was done through violation of the charter of the IAEA. He said the numerous IAEA reports on Iran’s nuclear program never mentioned any cases of “violations” or “deviations” by Tehran. Therefore, the interference of the UNSC in the issue is absolutely against the IAEA charter and regulations. The Iranian ambassador noted that the resolutions issued by the UNSC against Iran violate a number of basic rights of the Iranian nation including the right for development, to natural resources and determining its own destiny. Ahani continued that the ongoing talks with the 5+1, could pave the way for a kind of agreement which would both remove the concerns of western partners and provide necessary guarantees for Iran in continuing its peaceful nuclear activities including uranium enrichment. He wondered that in certain cases especially in the Middle East, the countries which are basically not a signatory to the Non-proliferation treaty enjoy more rights than the member states but have also far less commitments./end