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Payvand, Iran
July 5 2004
Iran: Rowhani stresses determination of Caspian legal regime
Tehran, July 5, IRNA -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security
Council (SNSC) Hassan Rowhani here Monday stressed the need for
speedy settlement of the legal regime for the Caspian Sea through an
agreement among littoral states.
In a meeting with the head of Russia's Security Council, Igor Ivanov,
Rowhani said determination of the legal regime of the Caspian Sea
would play an important role in safeguarding regional stability and
security.
He added that NATO's efforts to be present at the region run counter
to the regional interests and would bring about instability. He
termed security cooperation among Caspian Sea states as very
important.
He said joint meetings between Security Councils of littoral states
would be an effective factor in implementation of collective
cooperation among regional countries in order to safeguard peace,
stability and security.
The SNSC secretary stressed Iran's commitment to the
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), full cooperation with the
International Atomic Energy Agency, the Safeguard and temporary
implementation of the NPT additional protocol.
"Through This policy Iran is sending most complete and powerful
signals to the international community on peaceful nature of its
nuclear activities, and it provides the best reason for cooperation
of the IAEA Board of Governors with Iran to realize its full rights
to the possession of peaceful nuclear technology," he said.
Pointing to the expansion of Iran-Russia economic ties, he added high
volume of direct and indirect two-way economic exchanges which have
reached up to two billion dollars, is indicative of an eye-catching
growth. He called however for a balanced exchange trend to guarantee
the stability in economic ties.
Rowhani said successful implementation of Bushehr power plant project
is the symbol of technological relations and called for settlement of
remaining issues and speedy carrying out of the project.
He assessed expansion of cooperation in various transportation fields
and bilateral cooperation in promoting North-South transit in line
with regional interests and asked for providing further facilities of
member states for transit of goods.
Ivanov, who is currently here at the invitation of his Iranian
counterpart, stressed the importance of expanding Tehran-Moscow
political ties in line with the two sides' national interests at
regional and international levels.
Complicated developments in the world in general and in the region in
particular highlighted the need of strengthening mutual relations to
settle regional crises and establish stability more than ever, he
said.
The Russian official noted that construction of Bushehr power plant
would be completed by 2005 and it would come on line in 2006.
Ivanov expressed satisfaction over the progress made in issues
regarding legal regime of the Caspian Sea, saying "Iran and Russia
can establish joint economic cooperation in Central Asia and the
Caucasus."
He noted that Iran-Armenia and Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline
projects are among strategic schemes in the region and voiced his
country's readiness for cooperation to this effect.
Ha praised Iran's nuclear policies and stressed that Iran's logical
policies prevented its nuclear case to be referred to the United
Nations Security Council.
The enemies of Iran could not use the issue as a pretext to put the
country under pressure, he was quoted as saying.
July 5 2004
Iran: Rowhani stresses determination of Caspian legal regime
Tehran, July 5, IRNA -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security
Council (SNSC) Hassan Rowhani here Monday stressed the need for
speedy settlement of the legal regime for the Caspian Sea through an
agreement among littoral states.
In a meeting with the head of Russia's Security Council, Igor Ivanov,
Rowhani said determination of the legal regime of the Caspian Sea
would play an important role in safeguarding regional stability and
security.
He added that NATO's efforts to be present at the region run counter
to the regional interests and would bring about instability. He
termed security cooperation among Caspian Sea states as very
important.
He said joint meetings between Security Councils of littoral states
would be an effective factor in implementation of collective
cooperation among regional countries in order to safeguard peace,
stability and security.
The SNSC secretary stressed Iran's commitment to the
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), full cooperation with the
International Atomic Energy Agency, the Safeguard and temporary
implementation of the NPT additional protocol.
"Through This policy Iran is sending most complete and powerful
signals to the international community on peaceful nature of its
nuclear activities, and it provides the best reason for cooperation
of the IAEA Board of Governors with Iran to realize its full rights
to the possession of peaceful nuclear technology," he said.
Pointing to the expansion of Iran-Russia economic ties, he added high
volume of direct and indirect two-way economic exchanges which have
reached up to two billion dollars, is indicative of an eye-catching
growth. He called however for a balanced exchange trend to guarantee
the stability in economic ties.
Rowhani said successful implementation of Bushehr power plant project
is the symbol of technological relations and called for settlement of
remaining issues and speedy carrying out of the project.
He assessed expansion of cooperation in various transportation fields
and bilateral cooperation in promoting North-South transit in line
with regional interests and asked for providing further facilities of
member states for transit of goods.
Ivanov, who is currently here at the invitation of his Iranian
counterpart, stressed the importance of expanding Tehran-Moscow
political ties in line with the two sides' national interests at
regional and international levels.
Complicated developments in the world in general and in the region in
particular highlighted the need of strengthening mutual relations to
settle regional crises and establish stability more than ever, he
said.
The Russian official noted that construction of Bushehr power plant
would be completed by 2005 and it would come on line in 2006.
Ivanov expressed satisfaction over the progress made in issues
regarding legal regime of the Caspian Sea, saying "Iran and Russia
can establish joint economic cooperation in Central Asia and the
Caucasus."
He noted that Iran-Armenia and Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline
projects are among strategic schemes in the region and voiced his
country's readiness for cooperation to this effect.
Ha praised Iran's nuclear policies and stressed that Iran's logical
policies prevented its nuclear case to be referred to the United
Nations Security Council.
The enemies of Iran could not use the issue as a pretext to put the
country under pressure, he was quoted as saying.