Araqchi paid a visit to the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, in southern Tehran on Saturday to pay tribute to ‘the architect of the Islamic Revolution’ ahead of the 36th anniversary of the popular leader’s demise.
The top diplomat said the Foreign Ministry’s strategies are based upon the architecture founded by Imam Khomeini regarding the foreign policy, whose bedrock is the rejection of hegemony.
Araqchi stressed that Iran has always taken the principle of ‘rejection of hegemony’ into account during the nuclear talks with foreign parties.
He emphasized that under no circumstances will Iran give in to demands for abandoning its enrichment program.
Outsiders have no right to deprive the Iranian nation of its right, he underscored, adding, “Nuclear energy is the Iranian people’s inalienable right.”
Araqchi noted that Iran agrees to negotiations about ensuring that it does not obtain nuclear weapons, because Tehran itself is an opponent of nukes.
The Iranian authorities have already made it clear that Iran will by no means forgo its nuclear rights, including the right to enrichment for peaceful purposes.
Iran and the US have held five rounds of talks since April 12, mediated by Oman, with the purpose of reaching a deal on Iran’s nuclear program and the removal of sanctions on Tehran.