Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki said at an SCO summit on
Friday that the Iranian nuclear program has peaceful purposes, RIA
Novosti reports.
He called the recent uranium swap agreement between Iran, Turkey and
Brazil a positive step and confirmed the intentions of Iran to
cooperate with the international community.
The minister called the new UN sanctions against Iran unjust. He
pointed out that the Security Council had taken no action over a
recent Israeli attack on aid ships heading to Gaza.