In an exclusive interview with Austria Press Agency (APA) on Wednesday, Tajik said that Tehran maintains enough transparency over its civilian nuclear activities, and is ready to cooperate with the West over its atomic program.
He further called on the West to recognize Iran's right to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
The United States, Israel and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program.
Iran argues that as a signatory to the NPT and a member of the IAEA, it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
The Iranian ambassador also lashed out at the Western media hype over the potential closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz by Iran, stressing that the West keeps creating a hype over the issue as long as the negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) continue.
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Iran's Ambassador to Vienna Hassan Tajik describes diplomacy and negotiations as the only promising solution to the Western dispute over Iran's nuclear energy program.
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