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Ahmadinejad Opens Iranian Nuclear Summit

   VOA News 17 April 2010
   A  general view of the participants at the International Conference on
   Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, in Tehran, Iran, 17 Apr 2010

Photo: AP

   A  general view of the participants at the International Conference on
   Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, in Tehran, Iran, 17 Apr 2010

   Iranian  President  Mahmoud  Ahmadinejad has called for the U.S. to be
   removed  from  the  International Atomic Energy Agency, in his opening
   speech at a nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran.
   Mr.  Ahmadinejad  said  Saturday countries that do not possess nuclear
   weapons should review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which aims
   to halt the spread of technologies that can be used to produce nuclear
   weapons.
   There was no immediate reaction from the U.S.
   The  Iranian  government  is hosting the two-day conference to counter
   the  47-nation  nuclear  security  summit  held  earlier  this week in
   Washington.  Iran was not invited to the U.S. meeting.
   The  Iranian  government said foreign ministers and other high-ranking
   officials  from  more  than  60  countries were expected to attend the
   conference in Tehran.
   The  U.S.  is  pushing  for a fourth round of United Nations sanctions
   over  Iran's disputed nuclear program, but Iran insists the program is
   for peaceful, civilian purposes.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP.

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