Iran 'will never renounce nukes'
2006-08-31 13:48
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday vowed Iran will "never renounce peaceful nuclear energy".
The comments came on the day a UN security council deadline for Tehran to halt sensitive nuclear work expires.
"Iran will never renounce peaceful nuclear energy and its absolute right" to nuclear energy, state radio quoted the president as saying during a speech in the northern town of Mahabad.
"Iran is determined to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes," he added.
- AFP