Tehran, 31 Jan. (AKI) - While Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has the duty to decide the country's general political guidelines, it is the president who has to announce nuclear policies, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday, also stressing that "good news" on the atomic programme were upcoming. "The general policy of the country is established by the supreme leader and the government has to implement it," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by Iranian state television. "The president of the republic, as the head of the executive branch, announces Iran's position on the nuclear sector."The Iranian president said he would announce the good news on progress made in the nuclear sector at upcoming celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution during which 'nuclear celebrations' will be held.
Tehran's symphonic orchestra will perform for the first time on 11 February the 'nuclear symphony' commissioned by Ahmadinejad to celebrate Iran's nuclear programme during celebrations for the anniversary of the Iranian revolution. The event was hailed by Ahmadinejad as the 'nuclear celebrations'.
On 23 December, the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted for sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, which the world body fears is aimed at building nuclear weapons.
Tehran claims its programme is solely for civilian use and has repeatedly rejected international calls that it halt uranium enrichment work, which can be used to make atomic weapons.