UN chief advises 5+1 not to use wordplay on Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon advised the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namely the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany, to refrain from using “useless wordplay” on Iran’s nuclear program. Ban made the remarks in reply to a question about a request by the IAEA delegation, which visited Tehran from February 21 to 22, to inspect the Parchin military site in southeast Tehran. Reportedly Iran rejected the request. Ban said, “Although like always in the past the UN supports Tehran’s cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, I believe the UNSC big five should end useless wordplay on Iran’s nuclear program and focus on constructive negotiations with Tehran in upcoming round of 5+1G talks with Iran.” China and Russia maintain that there is no evidence that Iran’s nuclear program is diverted to nuclear weapons production. Germany has also adopted a less hostile attitude toward Iran compared to those of Britain and France. However, the U.S. has always been creating commotion about Iran’s nuclear activities. The main bone of contention between Tehran and the West is Iran’s uranium enrichment program. Iran says all its nuclear activities are totally peaceful, and, as an IAEA member and a nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signatory, it has the legal right to produce nuclear fuel for its research reactors and nuclear power plants.