Although Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi asserted that the Islamic Republic was committed to suspension of enrichment itself, he did say that "no country has the right to deprive us of nuclear technology".
"We are still continuing with the suspension of enrichment we agreed to last year" with the European Union's so-called "big three" Britain, France and Germany, Kharazi told reporters.
"During a meeting in Brussels in February, we decided to expand this suspension to making parts for centrifuges. But since the Europeans failed to meet their commitments, we can manufacture centrifuge parts," he said. "We have now started manufacturing centrifuge parts."