(IRNA) - Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Minsk on Thursday that Iran welcomes talks on its peaceful nuclear program, considering it as the sole proper option for building multi-lateral understanding, reports Trend.
Addressing a press conference, also attended by his Belarussian counterpart, Mottaki said the talks would soon start on the request of the EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana and the two sides would discuss methods of the talks and other parts of the agenda.
Mottaki said the US and Britain are in odds with Iran over its legal nuclear right and their demands are illegal. "Iran's nuclear activities are legal, transparent and clear.
"The US should know that language of threat is no longer effective and the claim that they have the right to possess nuclear weapons and others have no right to benefit from peaceful nuclear energy is not at all acceptable, and it is blatant discrimination and monopoly of human science and technology."
He said Belarussia's support for Iran's nuclear rights means support for the legal rights of all states and for the right to enjoy peaceful nuclear technology.
He added that both Iran and Belarussia call for dismantlement of weapons of mass destruction worldwide.
"Iran and Belarussia are against unilateralism and resort to force, supporting nations' efforts for restoration of their rights."