Iran's position as a key campaign UN General Assembly committee on disarmament and international security, strongly criticized Israel and other countries accuse Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons handling.
Competing against Kuwait, Iran, the First Committee of the 68th UN General Assembly session, which began in October Rapporteur, UN diplomats said. Rapporteur of 193 members of the committee proceedings.
Iran's United Nations mission in the country, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday bid. When asked why Tehran interested in the location, he said: "This is a normal routine a Member State."
First Committee considers that all disarmament and international security affairs, in the maintenance of international peace and security co-operation and the principles of disarmament and arms control.
Western powers accuse Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran says its nuclear program is for power generation and other peaceful purposes. Iran says its nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the UN sanctions are illegal, and refused to comply.
"Allow Iran to the UN Committee dealing with nuclear disarmament and arms proliferation is like inviting Assad, the Syrian dictator 100,000 themselves responsible for the deaths, the Census Bureau," The Israeli ambassador to the UN head Ron Prosor said in a statement. . Israel is widely believed to have the Middle East region's only nuclear arsenal.
Earlier this month, Iran withdrew its candidate for UN Human Rights Council, without any explanation. Tehran's bid for a spot in 47 countries, the Geneva-based human rights organization, sharply criticized the U.S. and Israel.
Syria is still in the race criticized Western countries accounted for a seat on the Human Rights Council. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad government and the rebels have been locked in more than two years before the start of a civil war.
 



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