However, he has strongly supported Pakistan's peaceful nuclear program in many international forums and conferences.
"North Korea has trouble keeping its peaceful programs peaceful."
Iran says that it wants a peaceful nuclear programme, but the facts do not bear this out.
Like plutonium reprocessing, uranium enrichment can be part of a peaceful nuclear program.
Hence Russia's strong desire to see Iran at peace with other countries and to have a peaceful nuclear programme.
At a press conference after the summit Putin said that "Iran has the right to develop their peaceful nuclear programs without any restrictions".
Furthermore, the mullahs insist that they will never give up their "peaceful" program.
"The size and configuration of this facility is inconsistent" with a peaceful nuclear programme, he says.
He added that the size and configuration of this facility was inconsistent with a peaceful nuclear programme.
In so doing, it must be mindful that Pakistan has consistently not leveled with us about its so-called peaceful nuclear program.
