EU sees Iran as a reliable partner
2003/11/02
IRIB English News
Tehran, Nov 2 - French ambassador to Iran Francois Nicoulloud said on Sunday that the European Union attached maximum respect to Iran by sending three foreign ministers to Tehran for the four-party declaration on October 21.
Foreign Ministers of France Dominique De Villepin, Germany Joschka Fischer and Britain Jack Straw voiced their countries' commitment to supply Iran with nuclear technology in line with the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Iran has planned to generate 8,000 megawatts of electricity from nuclear energy by the year 2010 by setting up nuclear power plants.
"It was unprecedented in the diplomatic world that foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain embarked on a mission to acknowledge their respective countries support for Iran's national program on nuclear energy in line with the IAEA criteria, "Nicoulloud said.
The French ambassador said that the European countries regard Iran as a reliable partner and expect Iran to take steps towards paving the way for wider cooperation with the EU by notifying the international agency that it is signing the protocol.
"Signing the protocol will help the EU countries upgrade their cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran, bring acclamation from the friends and the trust of the international community in Iran's nuclear program," he said.
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