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Iran officials slam U.N. resolution

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Published: Dec. 25, 2006 at 12:05 PM

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Two senior Iranian officials said Monday the country will not end its nuclear program, despite a U.N. resolution condemning it.

Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said U.N. Security Council Resolution 1737, which condemns the country's nuclear enrichment activities, criticizes a peaceful nuclear program based on imagination, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported Monday.

Elham said the country would not shut down its operation because of imagined infractions.

"Access to peaceful nuclear technology is a recognized right," he said.

Ahmad Jannati, secretary of the Guardian Council, called the resolution "worthless" and said the country would continue its peaceful nuclear activities.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran has no enmity with anybody but the Iranian government and nation will resist against conspiracies of enemies and will not yield to them.

"Iran calls for establishment of peace and security in the world. Peaceful use of nuclear energy is Iran's inalienable right," he said.

Topics: Gholam-Hossein Elham
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