27 Quotes by Manouchehr Mottaki

We believe that the presence of the British military forces in Basra has led to the destabilization of the security situation in the city. The Islamic Republic of Iran demands the immediate withdrawal of British forces from Basra.

One possibility to resolve the issue could be the establishment of a regional consortium on fuel cycle development.

Nobody can remove a country from the map. This is a misunderstanding in Europe of what our president mentioned.

If we reach the point where the existing international apparatus do not meet the the Iranian nation's right, the Islamic Republic's policies might come under re-examination.

If at the upcoming meeting of the IAEA heads a decision is reached on referring Iran's nuclear file to the UN Security Council, the government of the Islamic Republic, in accordance with a parliamentary resolution, will be forced to end its voluntary cooperation with the IAEA.

We've expressed our readiness for further negotiations and reaching a formula for solving this problem.

It is a political declaration and it is unjust.

We do not accept global nuclear 'apartheid' and scientific 'apartheid'.

We are not going to use oil as political leverage in conducting our foreign policy.