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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said it is in the West's interests to come to an accommodation with his government over its nuclear programme, state television reported on Monday. Cooperation with Iran on its programme is beneficial to the Westerners because their opposition to it will make Iran stronger and more advanced, the president told a meeting of Asia-Pacific news agencies late on Sunday. His comments came after US President Barack Obama said time is running out for Iran to respond to UN-drafted proposals for it to be supplied with nuclear fuel in a way that allays Western concerns about its intentions. Enemies have politicised the nuclear issue using all of their abilities to try to make the Iranian nation surrender, but they have been defeated, the broadcaster quoted Ahmadinejad as saying on its website. The basic rights of the Iranian nation are non-negotiable and Iran's nuclear activity is being carried out entirely under International Atomic Energy Agency supervision, the president said.
