UK Prime Minister Says Iran Entitled to Civil Nuclear Program

British prime Minister, Gordon Brown, says that Iran, a signatory state of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, should be allowed to conduct a nuclear program aimed at peaceful civil purposes. He also said that in order to rid the world of nuclear weapons the international community must engage Iran with nuclear talks.

"We must work globally both to establish the security conditions that will enable a world free from nuclear weapons and to overcome the technical and policy challenges associated with the complete abolition of nuclear weapons," said Brown.

"All states, including Iran and North Korea, have a right to such access -- and we are ready to help, so long as these states reject the development of nuclear weapons," he added.

The British official went on to say that London is committed "to ensuring that nations have access to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes".

Iran has repeatedly stated that there are no plans in the works to develop a nuclear weapon, although the US and some of its allies disagree.

There has been no evidence found by the United Nations that supports the claims of the United States.