Tehran: Iraninan President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday
defended Tehran`s "honesty" in disclosing the building of a
new nuclear plant, in his first comments on Iran`s atomic work
since high-profile talks in Geneva.
"Iran`s actions are based on honesty. We did not have any
secret (nuclear) work because we gave information (about the
new plant) ahead of time" to the International Atomic Energy
Agency, Ahmadinejad said at a ceremony in Tehran.
"But the Western media keep following the policy that we
are keeping secrets. They repeat it so much, until this
campaign of lies seeps into people`s heads."
The IAEA revealed earlier this month that Iran had
informed it on September 21 that Tehran was building a second
uranium enrichment plant. The news triggered global outrage
against Tehran, led by US President Barack Obama.
Prior to the Geneva talks between Iran and world powers
on Thursday, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Iran was "on
the wrong side of the law" by not declaring its new site
earlier.
At the Geneva talks, the two sides agreed that Tehran
will offer UN inspectors access to the new nuclear site under
construction near the holy city of Qom in central Iran.
Bureau Report
