UN chief calls for diplomatic solution to Iran nuclear issue

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program to be resolved through diplomatic channels. 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 International Atomic Energy Agency 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.