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Ahmadinejad: UN Security Council's Iran Nuclear Decisions Illegitimate
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says his country will not tolerate 'pressure' but remains ready for
negotiations





Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers speech after attending anti-Israeli rally
Friday, Oct. 20, 2006Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has
reiterated that Iran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology,
and calls U.N. Security Council decisions about its nuclear program
"illegitimate."

Speaking in Tehran Friday, Mr. Ahmadinejad said Iran will not tolerate
"pressure" but remains ready for negotiations.

Hours earlier, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said China will
play a "constructive role" in efforts to resolve Iran's nuclear
standoff with the West.

Li Zhaoxing made the remark in a joint news conference in Beijing with
visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Rice said the two sides discussed efforts at the U.N. Security Council
to draft a resolution that is likely to impose sanctions on Iran for
refusing to stop its uranium enrichment activity.

China and Russia have been resisting tougher measures against Iran,
while urging negotiations to end the standoff.



European Union foreign ministers have expressed support for limited
sanctions against Iran.

In another development, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told
reporters Thursday, during a flight from Moscow that Iran would have
"a price to pay" if it does not back down from its nuclear ambitions.
He did not elaborate.

Iran has ignored an August 31 U.N. deadline to suspend uranium
enrichment. Iran denies Western charges that it seeks to develop
nuclear weapons. Some information for this report was provided by AFP,
AP and Reuters.


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