TEHRAN – Science Minister Hossein Simai Saraf has written to Audrey Azurei, director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), condemning the murder of Iranian scientists in the Zionist regime’s terrorist attacks.
“In my deep sadness, I would like to inform you that from June 13th to 16th, Iranian scientists have been assassinated by Israeli airstrikes that are not accepted by international law,” Irna quoted Simaei-Sarraf as saying in his letter.
Amir-Hossein Feqhi, a faculty member at Shahid Beheshti University, previously served as vice president of Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency (AEOI) and head of the Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology. Abdolhamid Minouchehr, a nuclear engineering expert, and dean of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Shahid Beheshti University. Mohammad Medi Tehranchi, theoretical physicist who was also president of Islamic Azad University in Iran. Akbar Motallebizadeh, a well-known nuclear scientist. Ahmad-Reza Zolfaqari, a nuclear engineering scientist at Shahid Beheshti University. Saeed Borji, Doctor. Technology researcher Mansour Asgali. Ali Bokaekarimi, a researcher in engineering science. Ali Bakouei-Katrimi, Ph.D. Majid Tejenjari and Mohammad-Reza Zakerian, an artificial intelligence expert. And Masoud Shams-Bakhsh, vice minister of science, research and technology, martyred all during the Zionist regime’s attacks on Iran.
Some of them were killed in their homes along with their families, officials added.
“As you know, the right to knowledge is recognized in Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a key concept of UNESCO’s natural sciences, titled “to promote scientific advancement and the right to enjoy its benefits.”
Iran has been constantly trying to transform it into a science hub of the world.
The country’s nuclear achievements were obtained within the framework of the Treaty IV of Nuclear Weapons Deficiency (NPT) that affirms the inevitable rights of all parties to develop the research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
The environmental challenges posed by the consumption of fossil fuels underscore the urgent need to use sustainable energy sources such as nuclear energy. He said that international organizations, particularly UNESCO, which prioritize climate change as a key global issue, must support the country, as nuclear energy can be used to promote sustainable development.
In all of the above, I would like to ask, as the executive director of Iranian UNESCO, to openly condemn Israel’s terrorist attacks targeting Iranian scientists. ”
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