The following is the full text of Iran’s statement on Agenda Item 8 of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors addressed to the Board chairman by Iran’s Permanent Representative to the IAEA Ali Asqar Soltanieh.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani Thursday said Russia has demanded Iran to make payments in advance of the agreed dates.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the Islamic countries will be able to solve the Palestinian issue through enhanced coordination and by focusing on the interests of the Palestinian nation.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said unlimited development of all-out relations with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) sets a main strategy in the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy as it serves interests of regional nations.

Iran’s First Vice-President Parviz Dawoodi left Tehran for Damascus on Thursday at the head of a delegation.

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani said that Iran supports the Palestinian national unity government.

Major powers try again on Thursday to negotiate sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment but remain divided over how stiff the measures should be, diplomats said.

Iran’s Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors Ali Asqar Soltanieh in Vienna on Wednesday called on the UN nuclear watchdog to treat nuclear cases of all world countries through a single approach and under fair and equal conditions.

An Expert Assembly member here in Tehran on Wednesday said that the United States’ pressures on Iran are aimed at stopping Iran’s rapid growth, adding that Washington seeks to prevent the Islamic Republic from becoming a regional power in the Middle-East.

Comorian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ben Sa’id Jaffar said that his visit to Tehran is aimed at deepening of cooperation, adding that he is conveying a message from his president to the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.