Ahmadinejad: European acts to curb nuclear plan will strain ties

[Behind the Aegis]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday warned Europeans his country will consider any decision against its nuclear rights an act of "hostility."

His statement came as political directors from United Nations Security Council permanent members Russia, China, France, Britain and the United States, as well as Germany were to attend the latest round of talks in Paris on the diplomatic impasse between the West and Iran over its nuclear program.

"I'm telling you in plain language that as of now on, if you try, whether in your propaganda or at international organizations, to take steps against the rights of the Iranian nation, the Iranian nation will consider it an act of hostility," Ahmadinejad said, addressing thousands of people in northern Iran.

"And if you insist on pursuing this path, it (Iran) will reconsider its relations with you," he warned European nations.


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