[Iranian President: Willing to Negotiate and Cooperate and Will Not Accept Threats from Powers] September 24th, Iranian President Pezeshizyan delivered a speech at the general debate of the 81st United Nations General Assembly on September 23rd, local time. He said that Iran is willing to negotiate and cooperate, but will not accept the use of force, sanctions or military threats to force it to make concessions. Peace must be based on fairness, justice, dignity and the equal rights of all countries. Pezeshchiyan stressed that Iran maintains its position on safeguarding national security, sovereignty and peaceful use of nuclear technology, and believes that its own defense capabilities are an important guarantee to avoid external threats. At the same time, it denies pursuing security in a hegemonic manner. Pezeshchiyan criticized the "double standards" of some countries on the Iranian nuclear issue and the Israeli and Palestinian issues, believing that continued occupation, aggression and injustice will aggravate regional conflicts. Pezeshchiyan said that war and military force cannot replace international law, diplomacy and political dialogue, and he called for common security to be achieved through regional cooperation. (CCTV News)