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Wed, 06/08/2011 - 08:56
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Amano’s report issued on U.S. order: Iran's Larijani

SINGAPORE, June 8 (MNA) -- Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, who was on an official tour of Singapore, said on Tuesday that the International Atomic Energy Organization’s recent report on Iran’s nuclear program was issued on the U.S. order.

IAEA Director Amano General Yukiya Amano, in a statement at the meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna on Monday, said that the agency has received “further information related to possible past or current undisclosed nuclear-related activities that seem to point to the existence of possible military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear program.”

Talking to reporters in Singapore, Larijani said, “It is very bad that they (U.S. officials) bring disgrace to international organizations through making attempts to achieve their political purposes.”

It would be better if the IAEA refrain from making “ambiguous” statements, he stated.

He went on to say that the popular uprisings that have taken place in certain Middle Eastern and North African countries have infuriated the United States and put Washington in a quandary.

And such intrigues will not compel the Islamic Republic of Iran to stop its peaceful nuclear activities, Larijani noted.

Iran, Singapore can unite in campaign against terrorism

Larijani also met with Abdullah Tarmugi, the speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, on Tuesday.

During the meeting, the Iranian Majlis speaker stated that parliamentary cooperation between Tehran and Singapore will contribute to the campaign against terrorism.

The two countries should utilize their potential to further increase their cooperation, Larijani said, adding that the two countries can play important roles in the international arena.

He also commented on the people power mass movements occurring in the Middle East and North Africa and criticized the double-standard approach that the U.S. has adopted toward these developments.

Tarmugi stated that Singapore is keen to expand relations with the Islamic Republic.

He also spoke about Iran’s nuclear program, saying that all countries have the right to nuclear energy within the framework of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Larijani also met with a number of other Singaporean officials on Tuesday.


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