Source : Xinhua | English.news.cn
TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that the Islamic republic "will not back down on its fundamental rights even a single iota" in the face of pressures.
Ahmadinejad made the remarks alluding to Western sanction pressure to curb the country's controversial nuclear program which the West considers as "suspicious" and Iran insists on its " peaceful" nature.
His remarks is significant in that hopes have recently been raised to find a way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue in the new round of nuclear talks between the world powers and Iran scheduled for Feb. 26 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
When addressing the ceremony held to mark the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, he said that the West made all its efforts to "stop Iran from turning into a nuclear country" but " they failed."
The Islamic republic has turned into a nuclear state and will continue its pace to take advantage of "peaceful nuclear energy program," the president emphasized.
Enemies have done their utmost to stop Iran's progress, he said, adding that, however, no one has been able to impose its will on the Iranian nation.
Ahmadinejad downplayed Western sanction pressures on the country's energy sector and economy, saying that "We do not sell oil to you and will run the country with non-oil revenues."
On Wednesday, Washington expanded sanctions on Iran by further tightening up economic measures against the Islamic republic and adding more names to its blacklist.
The Iranian president meanwhile praised the achievements of the Islamic revolution in a number of scientific and technological areas, and said that the country has made remarkable progresses during the past 34 years which have redeemed the country's " independence."
Hailing the recent "successful" program of sending a living creature into space, he asserted that Iran will "soon put its satellite at an orbit of 36,000 km above the earth.
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