Iran urges IAEA to rectify approach toward its nuclear program: FM

TEHRAN, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki urged the members of the IAEA board of governors to rectify their approach toward Iran's "peaceful" nuclear program, local Press TV reported Wednesday.

In separate letters to members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors, Mottaki said Iran will continue its nuclear program, despite the recent IAEA resolution, the report said.

In a November meeting in Vienna, the IAEA board of governors passed a resolution calling for the "full cooperation" of Iran to clarify all outstanding issues involving its nuclear program and requiring Iran to stop construction on the newly-disclosed Fordo uranium enrichment facility near the central Iranian city of Qom.

"The illogical measure taken by those countries that voted for the resolution against Iran will undoubtedly make Iran more determined to continue its path of developing its peaceful nuclear program," Mottaki was quoted as saying.

"Western countries made a political move against Iran by passing the resolution, instead of hailing Iran's constructive cooperation," Mottaki said on Tuesday.

Western powers suspect Iran of attempting to build nuclear weapons, but Tehran has said its nuclear program is aimed at generating nuclear energy for civilian purposes.