Iran is working on its response to the European proposal on Iran's nuclear dossier and will submit it on Monday, said a senior Iranian official Sunday. "Iran has examined the European proposals on the nuclear case and is now preparing its response and will give it to the Europeans by tomorrow," said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi, according to IRNA.
In his weekly press conference, he noted, "The proposed package is not acceptable to Iran because important issues including fuel cycle and objective guarantees have not been mentioned in the European plan."
There is also no mention of firm guarantees in political, security and economic fields by the Europeans in the package, he said.
The Europeans have excluded the fuel cycle in their proposal, he said, adding, "It is more color than content."
Asked when Iran will resume nuclear activities at Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), he said a technical inspector from the International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to arrive in Iran Monday and will go to Isfahan along with IAEA safeguard team who are currently in Iran. Cameras and complementary surveillance equipment will be installed and nuclear activities would then resume at the UCF, he noted.
Asefi said Iran refused to accept the Europeans' proposal because it runs counter to Paris and Tehran declarations as well as the Non-Proliferation Treaty. "We will not give up our legal rights but are still ready to negotiate with the Europeans. "We will be resolute, serious and motivated in preserving our legal and inalienable rights as has been the case throughout the talks."
He rejected western propaganda that Iran is trying to develop nuclear arms as "sheer lie." "The Islamic Republic has never sought development of nuclear weapons. Enrichment is still suspended in Iran. Activities at Isfahan's Natanz are not on the agenda yet."
