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01/20/2005:

"Iran, Zimbabwe insist on nuclear rights"

In a rebuff to the United States, Iran and Zimbabwe have insisted nations have a right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

At the end of a three-day state visit to Zimbabwe, Iranian President Muhammad Khatami and Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, in a joint communique on Wednesday, "noted the dangers of nuclear and chemical proliferation and emphasised the need to ban the use of weapons of mass destruction".

"They welcomed the international initiatives to create nuclear-free zones, especially in the Middle East and Africa. They agreed and emphasised the right of nuclear non-proliferation treaty member states to the peaceful use of nuclear energy."

Full Article : aljazeera.net