MEMRI TV latest: Russian Ambassador on Nuclear Cooperation With Tehran (Iranian TV); 3 more.

MEMRI TV (Middle East Media Research Institute) ^ | January 13, 2005

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#482 - Russian Ambassador to Iran on Nuclear Cooperation between Moscow and Tehran
Jaam-E-Jam2 (Iran) - 1/11/2005 - 00:06:30

  

#480 - Al-Jazeera TV Reports London Mayor's Accusations Against MEMRI
Al-Jazeera TV (Qatar) - 1/11/2005 - 00:00:38

  

#479 - "Zahra's Blue Eyes" - Episode 5: Zahra Escapes Evil Zionist Palace
Sahar TV (Iran) - 1/10/2005 - 00:08:16

  

#478 - Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi's Elections Broadcast
Al-Arabiya TV (Dubai) - 1/9/2005 - 00:00:54

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1/11/2005	Clip No. 482
Russian Ambassador to Iran on Nuclear Cooperation between Moscow and Tehran
The following are excerpts from an interview with Russian ambassador to Iran Alexander Maryasov on Jaam-E-Jam TV that aired on January 11, 2005. The interview was conducted in Farsi   Maryasov: Russia is the first and only country that has consented to Iran's request to build this nuclear power plant [in Bushehr]. The other countries did nothing but talk. We are actually doing it. Regarding what has been said about the delay in completing the power plant and so on - this matter has its reasons. These reasons are technical and not at all political. Some claim that under pressure from America and other countries, Russia is delaying the project. This is not true. It's baseless. Host: Many believe that what we paid you for the Bushehr power plant is much more than the regular price. You repeatedly raised the price under various pretexts. I don't know how much we've paid so far, maybe $3 billion… $2.5 billion… Maryasov: I believe this is a mistake. Host: Could you please clarify? Maryasov: The price was determined in advance. When the contract was signed, the price of the power plant was determined. Host: But the Russians discussed the price three times, and each time, they raised the price. Maryasov: I don't think the price we suggested is higher than the price other countries would have offered. I don't think our price is higher than those offers. But no one else made an offer. Host: Exactly. Since no other country made an offer, you took advantage of your position as a sole party… Maryasov: I don't think this is true. These are reasonable prices, and are by no means higher than what is acceptable. Host: Are the Russians, with the trump card of the Bushehr power plant, toying with us and the Americans? The situation suggests that this is exactly what is happening. Maryasov:Rest assured that we're not playing games. You may rest assured. There are certain circles that wished to portray our actions as if we were playing games. We are not. When we signed the contract in 1992, we did anticipate have to take the fuel back [to Russia]. Later on, we accepted all the international treaties and legislated a law in Russia. According to this law of ours, all the fuel we gave for nuclear plants in other countries would be returned to us. Therefore, we agreed with the Iranians that the fuel would be returned to us. We have no political problem. The Iranians have agreed to this. The other issue is the price. The negotiations about the price continue. The minute the Iranians agree to pay the sum we've proposed, the contract will be signed the next day. There is no problem. Host: It seems that our relations would have been better without this power plant. Maryasov: I don't think so. Building such a power plant is not a simple task, especially in light of Iran's circumstances. I am referring to Iran's nuclear program. Some countries are concerned that Iran's nuclear program has purposes that are not peaceful. There are concerns in the world in this respect. Therefore, building a nuclear power plant is a delicate issue. But as far as we're concerned, there is no problem – technical or financial. There are only the technical problems I mentioned earlier. There is no underlying political scheme here. This I tell you with absolute certainty. Obviously, we welcome cooperation between Iran and other countries. We are interested in Iran cooperating with other countries - not only with us - so you can address your criticism at other countries as well. Host: Why? Maryasov: We believe that we should not have a monopoly. If other countries agree to cooperate, we will welcome it. Host: You're bluffing!   Maryasov: Not at all! I said that all the countries made promises to you but did nothing. Russia was the only one that started building the Bushehr power plant. Where are the Germans? Where are the French? Who else do we have… Where are the Americans? We are the ones building your power plant. Russia! We are doing this in spite of the pressure on us. Host: Care to explain? Maryasov: You say there is a lot of pressure. That is true. I confirm it. There is political pressure, but despite that, we continue to build the power plant. If this pressure was indeed intense and effective, we could have packed up and returned to Russia the following day. We are not doing that. We are continuing our work. Host: Why didn't Russia - in the [last] meeting of the IAEA board of governors - support the positions of Iran and of the non-aligned states against the Americans? Maryasov: Yes we did… We most definitely did. The resolution that was approved… Host: The Russians had nothing to do with that… Maryasov: Wrong! They were very involved. The Russians played an important part. Just as we did during previous board meetings. We put in a lot of effort. We have closely cooperated with the Iranians and with the Iranian negotiating team. The same thing happened this time. The fact that this resolution does not mention the transferring of Iran's dossier to the Security Council – Russia played a part in that too. We insisted on it. We defended your position.

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1/11/2005	Clip No. 480
Al-Jazeera TV Reports London Mayor's Accusations Against MEMRI
The following are excerpts from a news broadcast on Al-Jazeera TV that aired on January 11, 2005 Host: The Mayor of the greater London area, Ken Livingstone, said that the media campaign over the reception of Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi last June, and the distortion of the Sheik's image in British media back then was based mainly on the Middle East Media Research Institute, which was founded and is supervised by a former colonel in Israeli intelligence named Yigal Carmon.

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1/10/2005	Clip No. 479
"Zahra's Blue Eyes" - Episode 5: Zahra Escapes Evil Zionist Palace
The following are excerpts from episode five of the new antisemitic Iranian TV series "For You Palestine" or "Zahra's Blue eyes" on Sahar 1 TV that aired on January 10, 2005 Shimon:What happened? Nurse: I don't know what happened. Theodor: Daddy, daddy! Shimon: Why is the door open? Nurse: I locked it! Shimon: Why is the boy screaming like this? Nurse: Calm down. Calm down, my dear. Calm down. Shimon: What happened? Nurse: Calm down, my dear. Go to sleep. I am certain I locked the door. Someone came and opened the door and scared the boy. Itzhak Cohen: What happened to him? I asked you: what happened to my son? Nurse: I think someone scared him. Itzhak Cohen: Scared him? So what are you doing here, you fools? Don't you know what's going on here? Shimon: I will check it myself, Sir. Itzhak Cohen: Quickly. Move! Go! Shimon: I hear and obey. Shimon: What are you doing here? Zahra: I'm looking for the nurse. Shimon: Go back to your room immediately! Zahra: OK. Abd Al-Rahman: What happened, my dear? What happened? Zahra: Let's leave here, let's go. Promise me? Abd Al-Rahman: As you say, dear. I promise you. Now tell me, what happened? Zahra: That man screamed at me after I saw my picture he screamed "What are you doing here?" Abd Al-Rahman: Your picture? Old Man: Yasser sent this message. He says: We discovered the location of Zahra and Abd Al-Rahman. Woman: He found them? Ismai'l: We must do something. They need us now. Old Man: We must… We must discuss this thoroughly. They are in a place that is hard to reach. Get it? Women: You want us to do nothing and shut up? And leave them like that? Old Man: Arriving at the palace might expose our activity. Abd Al-Rahman Come, dear. Come, and be quiet. Shimon: This was a tiring evening, at least it ended well. Soldier: Sir, there's no sign of them. Shimon: They've escaped! Wake everyone up, they've escaped! Let's chase them. Quick, call everyone, prepare the jeeps. Everyone must be ready. Itzhak Cohen: What's all this commotion? What happened? Shimon: Sir, they've escaped. The old man and his granddaughter. They've escaped. Itzhak Cohen: When? How? Shimon: I don't know. The truth is I don't know how they escaped. Sir, we guarded the place all night. Itzhak Cohen: You've let me down Shimon. Shimon: Sir, give me some time. I'll find them. Whatever it takes, I'll find them, Sir. Itzhak Cohen: Find them, Shimon. You must find them. You must find them. Shimon: I will close all the escape routes, don't worry. Itzhak Cohen: The most important thing for me is that girl. Shimon: At your command, Sir. I will find them. Soldier: You search the camps, and you brake in to houses. Pay close attention! Shimon: Be alert. Everyone be prepared. Inform all the guards. This is top secret! Inform all our spies. Everyone at high alert. Get the old man and the girl quickly. I want them quickly! Why are you standing? Move! You! Why are you standing? Move! Zahra: Grandpa, what a pretty view. Abd Al-Rahman: Yes, dear. It's pretty. All this land once belonged to us. Zahra: They took it away from us? Abd Al-Rahman: We will take it back. Here we were born, and here we must die. They took our country by force, and conquered our lands. Zahra! It seems they have discovered our escape. Come on, hurry.

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1/9/2005	Clip No. 478
Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi's Elections Broadcast
The following is an Iraqi election broadcast on Al-Arabiya TV that aired on January 9, 2005: Alawi: Hello, My name is Iyad Allawi, I am an Iraqi and a physician. When we physicians graduate, we take an oath to treat people and ease their pain. Therefore, we cannot stand by and watch the oppression and tyranny that have hurt Iraq. I have resisted this tyranny for over thirty years and I've been a target of attempted assassinations. I have returned to my country to take part in its rebuilding. Therefore, we have assembled a party to run in the elections and called it "The Iraqi List". It will create a new tomorrow for a strong Iraq. Announcer: Vote for the Iraqi party and for Dr. Iyad Alawi for a strong leadership and a secure homeland!