Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended on Monday his country's nuclear program, which he insisted is solely "for peaceful purposes."
Addressing a Colombia University forum, Ahmadinejad reiterated that Iran's nuclear program is not intended at the development of weapons.
"We don't believe in nuclear weapons, period. It goes against the whole grain of humanity," he said.
Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency has " verified our activities are for peaceful purposes," he said without providing evidence.
The Iranian leader also criticized the United States and "two or three" world powers, apparently referring to Britain and France, for their attempt to "monopolize all science or knowledge."
"They expect the Iranian nation to return to others for fuel, science and knowledge that are indigenous to itself" and "to humble itself," he said.
Source: Xinhua
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