Thank you very much.
I want to thank the witness for being before this committee. I do apologize for being a little bit late. I was at another meeting. I hope I haven't missed some of the points you made. I will certainly look at the transcript.
We in the committee have been dealing for some time with the issue of Iran, particularly on issues of ethnic minority persecution. Not too long ago, we had a motion on the Baha'is, which was approved in Parliament, and we have also looked at some of the policies and how they impact on human rights in minority communities across Iran.
I think it's appropriate that you're here. You'll be able to speak about one of the issues that concerns us. We have been hearing that Iran is moving ahead in terms of nuclear capabilities. There has been rhetoric coming from President Ahmadinejad. Has there been any reference to using this nuclear development for means other than peaceful means?