Seyed Abbas Araghchi: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, while addressing the United Nations Disarmament Conference in Geneva, said that nuclear weapons are the biggest threat to all humanity. He had arrived here for indirect talks between Iran and America on the nuclear issue and to try to lift the sanctions.
Araghchi said that even today the world is living in fear of about 12 thousand nuclear weapons. Many of these weapons have been kept on high alert and the policy of some countries even includes the issue of their first use. He said that this situation is against the spirit of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty i.e. NPT.
Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful
Iran’s Foreign Minister clearly said that his country neither wants to make nuclear weapons nor wants to acquire them. He said that nuclear weapons have no place in Iran’s security policy. He also said that the peaceful use of nuclear energy is the right of every NPT member country and should not be attached to political conditions.
Accusations against America
Araghchi accused America of repeatedly violating its promises. He said that America harmed diplomacy by unilaterally exiting the JCPOA agreement and later attacked Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities. He said that the sanctions and military threats imposed on Iran are against international law and should end.
Israel also targeted
Iran’s Foreign Minister criticized the US and some European countries, saying that they remain silent on Israel’s nuclear weapons and its actions in the region, but call Iran’s peaceful program a threat. He said that in the last several decades, Israel has carried out serious attacks in the region and a large number of people have lost their lives in Gaza.
Cooperation with IAEA will continue
Araghchi said that Iran will continue to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency within its legal scope. He also mentioned the recent technical talks with the Director General of the agency.
Hope on talks with America
Referring to the second round of talks between Iran and America in Geneva, he said that Iran has joined the talks with full seriousness and good intentions. He hopes that this conversation will move towards a permanent solution. At the end of his speech he said, either the world will eliminate nuclear weapons or one day these weapons will destroy the world. He stressed that if there is political will, the dream of a world free from nuclear weapons can be achieved.