Khamenei: Nuclear weapons must be destroyed
By Mourad Anouar
Morocco News Tribune
Oklahoma City, U.S.A—Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the destruction of all nuclear weapons in the world, stressing at the same time that his country’s nuclear energy program is for peaceful purposes.
“We believe that nuclear weapons must be obliterated, and we do not intend to make nuclear weapons, but if we had not had this belief and had decided to possess nuclear weapons, no power could have prevented us,” Press T.V reported.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union foreign-policy chief Catherine Ashton met in Washington Thursday and both underscored their preference for a diplomatic solution with Iran.
Same day, Kerry said as he met with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the State Department “The talks between the P-5+1 and Iran will resume in Kazakhstan later this month. I want to reiterate that these talks can only make progress if the Iranians come to the table determined to make and discuss real offers and engage in a real dialogue, “
“It’s important to engage, and I think it is incumbent on the Iranians to prove that they are prepared to meet our willingness, President Obama’s willingness, again and again stated by the President, to be open to a diplomatic resolution here,” Kerry Added.
U.N. Secretary –General Ban Ki-moon expressed his willingness to see Iran and International community engaged in better negotiations “I sincerely hope that the P-5+1 meetings in Kazakhstan later next month will bring fruitful progress”.