Sunday, September 18 2005 16:08 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New York: Iran has downplayed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent in New York that another nuclear power in the neighborhood was not desirable and that Tehran should fulfill its international obligations.

When asked to comment on the Prime Minister's remarks, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a press conference here that Tehran has repeatedly made it clear that its programme is for only peaceful purposes and that it is working under the guidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The Iranian President was addressing the press conference yesterday (Sept 17, 2005) immediately after his address to the 191-member UN General Assembly.