In a meeting with secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Hassan Rowhani who was in a tour of Oman on Tuesday, Alawi said his country believes in Iran's peaceful application of nuclear technology.
The Omani foreign minister also expressed hope that the Islamic Republic and Europe would reach a final agreement in this regard, IRNA reported.
In a move to allay international concerns over its nuclear program, Iran has started talks with the European Union represented by Germany, France and Britain since October 2003 and has implemented the additional protocol to the nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty which allows for unfettered inspection of its nuclear sites.
Rowhani said Iran’s nuclear program is entirely peaceful and environmentally safe and does not pose any threat to neighboring countries including the Persian Gulf littoral states.
Rowhani said that before the Islamic Revolution the Americans had proposed the construction of 23 nuclear power plants in Iran and relative agreements were reached with Germany and France to provide the fuel for those power plants, but after the triumph of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the Europeans left the project unfinished in defiance of their commitments.
As soon as Iran found access to technological know-how related to fuel cycle, the West once again jumped onto the scene trying to deprive Iran of its legitimate right by raising unfounded allegations, he said.
Rowhani also called the existing ties between Tehran and Muscat as exemplary and voiced Tehran's readiness to further broaden political, security, defense and economic relations with Muscat.
Highlighting the strategic position of Iran and Oman in Hormuz Strait, he said the countries of the region should provide the security of the region and this should be done through collective cooperation of all countries.
The region needs a new security arrangement, he said, adding that the countries of the region can cooperate within the framework of UN Resolution 598 in cooperation with the UN secretary-general.
Referring to the recent developments in Iraq, he said the political, economic and security situation of the country requires that regional countries strongly avoid ethnic, religious and sectarian disputes and instead mobilize their potentials to secure their interests.
It will be in the interest of Iraq if Shiite, Sunni and Kurds get united and help remove existing obstacles facing the country, he said.
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