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Iran Vows to Be Committed to Non-Proliferation Treaty

Iran vowed to be committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on Monday, denying reports saying it would quit from the NPT.


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Iran vowed to be committed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on Monday, denying reports saying it would quit from the NPT.

Speaking at the weekly press conference, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi clarified conflicting reports by foreign media about Iran's nuclear activities, its possible exit from the NPT or signing of the Additional Protocol to the NPT.

"The report of Iran's quitting from the NPT is not on the agenda, and Iran is committed to the treaty. Iran has no plan to quit the treaty," he stated.

Referring to the issue of signing the additional protocol to the NPT, Asefi said, "The issue should take place only after certain confidence-building moves by both the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran, and what we are pressing now is mutual confidence-building."

"We think all would benefit if the agency and other countries take strides to build mutual confidence and practice transparency through confidence-building," the spokesman added.

"The issue of whether Iran will sign the additional protocol will be a national decision which would be based on a consensus arrived at between the Supreme National Security Council and the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament)," he said.


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