UNITED NATIONS - Iran`s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday his country does not need and is not seeking to build a nuclear bomb.
Repeatedly questioned about Iran`s controversial nuclear programme during a press conference at the UN headquarters, Ahmadinejad said: "The bottom line is, we do not need a bomb, not like what others think."
Later he added: "We are not seeking a nuclear bomb, let me make that clear."
The Iranian spoke on the final day of a three day visit to New York to speak at the UN General Assembly where he also defended his country`s uranium enrichment and attacked US policy.
Iran ignored a UN Security Council demand that it suspend uranium enrichment, a key stage in weapon production, by August 31. According to diplomats, the United States and its European allies have now given Iran until early October for progress in nuclear talks before they start seeking UN sanctions against Tehran.
09/21/2006 16:08 GMT