Conflict affects Iran nuke plan
2006-07-30 22:40
Tehran - Iran's president said on Sunday the Israeli offensives against the Palestinian territories and Lebanon had "influenced" Tehran's view of an international proposal aimed at resolving the row over its nuclear programme.
"We are examining the package, considering our interests and definitive legitimate rights and will announce our views at the appointed date," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
"But the incidents in Lebanon and Palestine have influenced our examination," said the hardline president, who was speaking at a joint news conference with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
"The government is determined to fully exploit the rights of the Iranian nation," he said, signalling Tehran's continued unwillingness to freeze sensitive nuclear work at the centre of fears the country is seeking nuclear weapons.
The five permanent members of the UN security council plus Germany have offered Iran a package of incentives in exchange for a freeze of uranium enrichment work.
- AFP