Thursday, 15 June 2006LONDON, June 15 (IranMania) - The Arab League said that Iran had the right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, as laid down in the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, AFP reported.
"We support Iran's position on the peaceful use of atomic energy because this right is enshrined in the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty," Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa said.
"This right exists for all Arab and non-Arab countries which have signed the NPT and wish to achieve progress," Mussa added.
But he stressed the region was not in need of a military nuclear programme. "This applies to Iran and Israel and others," Mussa said.
"The objective should be to clear the Middle East region of all weapons of mass destruction, first and foremost nuclear weapons," the Arab League chief emphasised.
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, during a visit last week to Cairo where the Arab League is based, urged all Muslim countries to follow in his country's footsteps and develop a nuclear energy program.
"The nuclear issue affects the future of all Muslim countries," Larijani said Saturday.
Tehran's insistence on pursuing uranium enrichment has sparked a crisis with the West, which suspects Iran of having military ambitions and seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
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