REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TEHRAN -- Iran's missile program is non- negotiable and it will not be discussed in its nuclear talks with the powers, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here on Sunday.

Iran's missile capability is by no means negotiable at any level of talks, Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with Yukiya Amano, the visiting director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), according to official IRNA news agency.

"Iran is serious in its nuclear talks with the world powers and the IAEA, and it does not want anything beyond its right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes," the Iranian president said.

To be transparent over its nuclear program, Iran has provided the means for IAEA to observe its "peaceful" nuclear activities, he said, adding that "Iran will only agree with the legal observations of the UN nuclear watchdog within the framework of the NPT directive."

Amano arrived in Iran on Saturday night to discuss with the Iranian officials the continuation of cooperation between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog within the "cooperation framework" signed earlier.

The visit of IAEA chief came ahead of the IAEA's August 25 deadline for Iran to provide the agency with a new set of information on its nuclear program.

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