WWW.TEHRANTIMES.COM I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y 16 Pages Price 20,000 Rials 1.00 EURO 4.00 AED 39th year No.13265 Thursday NOVEMBER 29, 2018 Azar 8, 1397 Rabi’ Al awwal 21, 1440 Nuclear chief Chinese bank to back Aliasghar Hasanzadeh Actor Mashayekhi warns EU patience is Iran-China transactions named the 2018 AFC celebrates 84th birthday at running thin 2 as of Dec. 2 4 Futsal Player 15 Iranian Artists Forum 16 ICCIMA hosts Iran-S. Korea Threat will vanish with business opportunities conference ECONOMY TEHRAN — The 1st South Korean Ambassador to Iran Ryu deskJoint Conference on Jeong-hyun and several other officials Iran-South Korea Business Opportunities and businessmen. was held at the place of Iran Chamber of Addressing the event, Soltani referred Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agri- to the 51-year-background of the mutual increased deterrence culture (ICCIMA) on Tuesday, the portal economic cooperation between the two of ICCIMA reported. sides saying that Iranian and South-Korean The conference was attended by IC- small and medium-sized companies can See page 2 CIMA Vice President Pedram Soltani, continue and improve their cooperation Iranian Head of Iran-South Korea Joint even under the current U.S.-led sanctions Chamber of Commerce Hossein Tanhaie, against Iran. 4 Iranian company produces brain cancer vaccine HEALTS TEHRAN — Iranian tients for two years now, he said, adding deskscientists have managed that the treatment is funded by the Health to produce brain cancer vaccine, an expert Ministry and executed by Urmia University in immunology whose company is involved of Medical Sciences. in production of the vaccine has said. “Our treatment version is closely sim- Dr. Noruz Delirezh explained that the ilar to the model used in other countries; laboratory procedures are already finished however, the cost of this treatment amounts and the vaccine is being injected to the to $94,000 for every patient in the U.S., patients, IRNA reported on Wednesday. but estimated at only around $23,000 in The vaccine has been used on the pa- Iran,” he said. 9 11th round of Syria talks begins in Astana The 11th round of talks on the Syria crisis Syria’s northwestern Idlib Province and has kicked off in the Kazakh capital, with the creation of a constitutional committee the presence of representatives from the in the war-torn country. Damascus government and opposition as Moreover, issues such as confi- well as the three guarantor states of the dence-building measures between Syr- Astana peace process. ia’s opposite sides, fight against terrorist The discussions, which began on outfits and the return of Syrian refugees Wednesday, will mainly focus on the sit- to their homes would be raised during leader.ir uation in the de-escalation zone set up in the two-day negotiations. 13 EDITORIAL ‘I doubt that China or Russia would supply Saudi with enrichment tech’ ARTICLE Mohammad Ghaderi reactor in Abullaziz city while it has not reached Riyadh which doesn’t include enrichment and Dr. Altaf Hussain Tehran Times editor-in-chief EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Journalist from Kashmir By Javad Heirannia an agreement with the U.S. on nuclear activities. reprocessing. Based on 123 treaty, will U.S. finally @ghaderi62 Some believe that this is a message from SA to give up to Riyadh demand? TEHRAN — Professor Frank N. von Hippel, the U.S. that it will advance its nuclear activities A: The Trump Administration is divided former assistant director for national security even without U.S. What do you think of this? on this. Some in the State Department believe France’ unrestful in the White House Office of Science and Tech- A: I am worried about Saudi Arabia’s inter- strongly in nonproliferation and support the “Gold Understanding nology says that “I don’t think that South Korea est in nuclear technologies. Part of its interest Standard.” Some in the Energy Department are days with Macron could sell nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia may be in generating electricity. But there are more concerned that what remains of the U.S. essence of Islam key if Saudi Arabia does not have a 123 agreement many ways to do that more cheaply today – es- nuclear-reactor supply industry (not much) could rench President Emmanuel Macron with the U.S.” pecially photovoltaics in Saudi Arabia. I think have a rare financial opportunity to sell reactors to fostering unity is going through hard times! On “I doubt that China or Russia would supply that part of the interest is due to the fact that to Saudi Arabia. If those interested in supporting Fthe one hand, Macron’s popularity Saudi Arabia with enrichment or reprocessing some nuclear-power technologies can be dual the U.S. nuclear industry prevail within the Ad- e are fully aware of the dangers and with the French citizens has drastically technology but, if North Korea can do it, Saudi use. They create a nuclear-weapon option. This ministration, I think that there would be a strong challenges facing the Islamic world fallen during recent months, and the Arabia probably could as well,” Frank N. von is of course the cause of the controversy about challenge to a non-gold-standard 123 agreement Wtoday. Evil influences not only threat- continuation of public protests in dif- Hippel tells the Tehran Times in an exclusive Iran’s enrichment program. in the House of Representatives, which will be en its unity, distort its identity, tarnish its tenets ferent cities of France, has created a interview. Saudi Arabia insists on having Uranium controlled by the Democrats starting in January. but brutally attack the very message of Islam. difficult situation for the young French Following is the full text of the interview: enrichment and its reprocessing while the U.S. Whether the Senate would join the House in a Some elements in the West unfairly president. Saudi Arabia started its research nuclear wants “Gold Standard” in it agreement with blocking action, I can’t judge. 7 consider Islam as their enemy; others who Under such circumstances, many claim to profess Islam have admittedly analysts of the French affairs believe committed inhuman and criminal acts in that Macron is not going to have a better Afghan Shia militia commander’s arrest raises many questions its name; some others hide behind the veil fate than Francois Hollande and Nicolas of Islam to brazenly harm the very edifice Sarkozy, and if he’s not removed from By Syed Zafar Mehdi However, there is no clear definition of who is Afghanistan, is not only curious but very com- of the faith. The message that is under power before 2022, he doesn’t have a TEHRAN— While the 17 year old war perpet- a ‘warlord’ and what constitutes ‘illegal militias’ plicated. While government agencies, including attack is the message of peace, universal chance to win in the next presidential uated by the Western powers on the pretext of and how they can be differentiated from groups the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the brotherhood and humanity transcending election. Anyway, the “yellow vests” fighting terrorism has taken its heavy toll on life operating under the ambit of Afghan constitution country’s top spy agency, categorically dubbed the considerations of color, race, ethnicity have severely disturbed the French in Afghanistan, the issue of ‘warlordism’ and and international humanitarian norms. That’s him a ‘warlord’ who has committed human rights and religion. Islam is a righteous religion president’s dreams. ‘illegal militias’ has also been an integral part of where the problem arises. abuses, some others defended him as a champion that embraces the entire spectrum of It should not be forgotten that in 2017, conflict-centric discourse in Afghanistan. Some of these militia leaders claim to fight of human rights and a fierce fighter against the human life, upholding what is good and Macron came to power with the slogan of The recent history of the war-ravaged country against the terrorist groups to protect their re- Taliban and other terrorist groups. forbidding what is evil, accommodating economic development in France and the bears testimony to the fact that warlords have spective communities as Afghan security forces Alipoor was arrested earlier this week over others and honoring all humankind. economic and political leadership of the existed in all forms and manifestations, across are not always able to defend the people. Accord- allegations of human rights abuses, which triggered The goal of world’s 1.6 billion Muslims European Union. However, the French the ethnic lines, and some with overt or covert ing to international human rights charters, any two days of violent protests across the country should be to participate fully in the de- president has failed to become a strong support of the government and law-enforcement armed group working outside the purview of in which many demonstrators were killed and velopment of human civilization and in leader in Europe. Today he’s considered agencies. government and security institutions is illegal dozens of policemen wounded. the progress of humanity by stressing on a defeated figure in the French economy The grave issue of ‘illegal militias’ in Afghanistan but in a conflict-ridden country like Afghanistan, There had been few attempts to detain him in unity of the human race, equal rights and and politics. is also a reality that cannot be dismissed. Some of the issue becomes extremely complex. the past as well and finally he was arrested in the obligations, peace, security, social justice, The polls conducted in France in- these militias are actively supported by security and The latest case of Alipoor, a pro-Hazara and western province of Ghor earlier this week following protection of human life and preservation dicate that Macron’s popularity has intelligence agencies for a host of reasons.