Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said on Monday that Iran will continue uranium enrichment, the official IRNA news agency reported.
It is Iran's "right" to produce nuclear energy for civilian utility, Qashqavi was quoted as saying at his weekly press briefing.
The United Nations Resolution 1835 is a political statement and unjustified, Qashqavi said, added that "no Security Council resolution is required as long as Iranian nuclear program poses not hreat."
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted the resolution on Saturday to reaffirm its previous resolutions on Iran and demand full compliance from the Islamic Republic.
He pointed out that western governments and six major countries should make it clear what they have done for confidence building with Iran.
Six major countries -- the United States, Britain, China, France, Russia, Britain and Germany -- agreed on the text of the resolution on Friday in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's annual debate.
Resolution 1835 reaffirmed its previous resolutions on Iran since July 2006 but contained no new sanctions.
It called on Iran "to comply fully and without delay with its obligations" under the resolutions, and to meet the requirements of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors.
According to an IAEA report recently released, due to Tehran's block, the UN nuclear watchdog had been unable to make much progress in investigating Iran's suspect nuclear program.
The United States and its allies have accused Iran of developing nuclear weapons, but Iran insists that its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes.
On Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shrugged off inter national sanctions threat.
"Whatever they do, Iran will continue its activities. Sanctions are not important," he told a news conference, noting that "the era of such threats has ended."
Iran till now has been under three UN sanctions over its disputed nuclear program.
Source: Xinhua
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