Iran must be able to benefit from provisions of NPT if it is member – FM spokesperson

BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 4. Iran must be able
to benefit from the provisions of the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) if it is a member of the
treaty, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said
today at a press conference in Tehran.

“Although Iran has fully adhered to its obligations as a member
of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons since
1970, its scientists have been killed and its nuclear facilities
have come under attack. This raises a serious question,” he
said.

Baghaei said that if a country is a member of the NPT, it should
be able to exercise its rights and benefit from the treaty’s
provisions rather than face pressure, military attacks and
threats.

Baghaei said that, as a rule, the Iranian Foreign Ministry
follows the decisions of the country’s relevant authorities. Iran
is currently a member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons. As a member of the treaty, it is aware of its
obligations.

Iranian Parliament Deputy Speaker Ali Nikzad said that the issue
of Iran’s withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons is being examined by the relevant committee of the
Iranian parliament. Meanwhile, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National
Security Council Mohsen Rezaei also said that a number of actions
by the International Atomic Energy Agency could prompt countries to
withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons.