“History has shown that those who do not speak respectfully with the Iranian nation will gain nothing,” Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.
“We tell them to come and stand alongside the Iranian nation and keep in mind that friendship with this nation will benefit them,” he added.
The president stated that the main reason behind enmity to the Iranian nation is Iran's incessant scientific progress.
“Those who use Iran’s nuclear energy program as pretext and falsely accuse Iran of trying to develop nuclear bomb and weapons are only concerned about the progress of Iranian nation. Otherwise, all their accusations are false,” noted the Iranian president.
Iran and the world powers, known as the P5+1 -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the US plus Germany -- have held several rounds of multifaceted talks mainly focused on Tehran’s nuclear energy program.
Tehran has repeatedly voiced its readiness for negotiations based on mutual respect while maintaining that it will never give up its inalienable right to nuclear technology.
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 Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
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