Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: “I propose that we sit and have a debate, to talk about our positions, to discuss issues and allow everyone around the…”

We need the peaceful nuclear technology for energy, medical and agricultural purposes, and our scientific progress.

When the power behind the hostilities is itself a permanent member of the security council, he says, how can it fulfill its mission?

Ahmadinejad, you know, for all of the outrage that he causes among many people in the west, you know, he sounds very pragmatic to people on the streets of Arab countries.

I was addressing those who started riots and set up fires and attacked people. I said, 'They are nothing.' They're not even part of the nation of Iran.