Vatican's President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has voiced surprise over the third round of sanctions against Iran.“Like any other state, Iran is entitled to peaceful use of nuclear energy. This is Vatican's stance toward Iran's nuclear issue and it has always been one of our principal policies,” Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, said on Thursday.
He made the remarks in a meeting with Iran's chargé d'affaires to Vatican, Mohammad Hossein Mirzaaqaie.
Martino also noted that Vatican welcomes IAEA's stand and role as well as its recently released report indicating Iran's positive cooperation with the agency.
“The IAEA's report clearly states Iran's cooperation with the agency and urges diplomacy over Tehran's nuclear standoff.”
“As an internationally approved institution, world powers as well as the UN Security Council should prepare the grounds for the Agency to accomplish its duties,” the Vatican's cardinal highlighted.
The Iranian envoy, for his part, called for further Tehran-Vatican cooperation in a bid to ensure the establishment and the promotion of justice, peace and international security.
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