Iranian Majlis (Parliament) approved on Sunday a bill on "access to peaceful nuclear technology" in a bid to press the government to resume uranium enrichment activities, the official IRNA news agency reported.

The bill, ratified by 188 out of 205 votes in favor, urged the government to "adopt measures to help the country get access to peaceful nuclear technology including supply of fuel for the country's nuclear electricity," IRNA said.

The government must carry out the measures by applying domestic and international potentials while remaining committed to the Non- Proliferation Treaty, international regulations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the bill says.

The Majlis dominated by hardliners ratified the general outline of the bill last October and its second reading on Feb. 22.

Over 50 lawmakers have called for review of the second reading of the bill to make it harsher, arguing that the nuclear negotiations will apparently fail since Europe pays no heed to Iran's constructive proposals.

Iran has raised four suggestions in order to break the current deadlock in the nuclear negotiations -- Iran's ratification of the Additional Protocol, the admission of permanent and comprehensive inspections of the IAEA, the resumption of restricted enrichment activities and fueling reactors under supervision, as well as trade agreements between Iran and the European Union (EU).

The bill is seen as the latest parliament effort to press the government to resume uranium enrichment activities, though not immediately.

Head of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team Sirous Nasseri said on Saturday that Tehran will definitely resume some uranium enrichment activities but just has decided to delay it "for several days".

Iran, currently in talks with the EU on its nuclear issue, has blamed the pan-Europe bloc for the prolonged negotiations and threatened to resume part of the uranium enrichment activities which it suspended last November.

Washington and the EU have both warned Iran against the sensitive move, saying the resumption of enrichment will result in referring Iran's nuclear issue to the UN Security Council.

The United States has accused Iran of developing nuclear weapons, but Iran rejected the charge as politically motivated.

Tehran insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and it will never give up its rights on nuclear energy.

Source: Xinhua