- TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that his country is ready for
inspection of its nuclear facilities, but does not accept coercion.
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- Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting, on Saturday, with
Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu in the
Iranian capital Tehran while commenting on the ongoing indirect nuclear talks
between Tehran and Washington, according to a statement published on the
website of his office.
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- He said that Iran's nuclear activities were completely
"transparent," and the International Atomic Energy Agency had
confirmed it repeatedly, Xinhua news agency reported.
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- "As we are ready for inspections, we consider as
unacceptable any deprivation of nations of knowledge, technology and scientific
achievements," he said, adding that Iran was always ready to listen to
logical discourse but would never accept "coercion and bullying.
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- The Kazakh foreign minister, for his part, expressed his
country's respect for Iran's "principled and logical" positions on
peaceful nuclear activities.
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- Nurtleu submitted a written message from Kazakh President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Pezeshkian. Nurtleu said he hoped the message would
"open a new chapter in the two countries' relations."
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- The two sides agreed to promote bilateral relations in all
areas, according to the statement.
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- The Kazakh foreign minister arrived in Tehran on Saturday
morning and was welcomed by his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the
official news agency IRNA reported.
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- They held a meeting on bilateral and regional issues later
in the day and signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field
of diplomatic archives.
