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Publish Date : 18 January 2018 - 08:11  ,  
News ID: 3088

Iran dismisses FT report on missile talks

TEHRAN(Basirat): Iran's defensive missile program is not negotiable, said the Foreign Ministry spokesman reacting to a report by a western newspaper alleging that Tehran has given the green light to compromise on the country's missile program.
'Iran's policy and stance on the country's defensive missile program is quite clear and other countries are well aware of Tehran's stance in this regard,' Bahram Qasemi said on Wednesday, rejecting reports on the alleged agreement by Iran to go ahead with an "intensive and very serious dialogue” on Iran's missile issue.

The London-based daily Financial Times had quoted the German Foreign Ministry as saying "The German, French and British foreign ministers, together with Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, agreed with Iran to hold an "intensive and very serious dialogue” on Tehran’s missile programme and regional influence.

'Iran strongly denies such a claim,' Qasemi said, calling the allegation as 'baseless'.

'Regardless of the psychological campaigns, threats and approaches and stances adopted by the United States and others, there has been no alteration in the stance of the Islamic Republic,' he said.

'Iran has repeatedly reiterated that its missile program has a defensive and deterrent aspect and that it is not aimed at any country,' the spokesman added.

Qasemi stressed that under such baseless and false claims, the enemies will not be able to change Iran's principled stance.

He also praised the constructive and stabilizing regional policy followed by Iran, warning against all the attempts by ill-wishers and extremists aimed at undermining Iran's regional role as the forerunner of the fight against terrorism.

Source:IRNA
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