Iran says it is growing accustomed to the 'increasingly intrusive remarks' by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner regarding Tehran's internal issues.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Kouchner's interfering comments on the country's domestic affairs run counter to the interests of the French people.

"We are getting used to the French foreign minister's lack of insight regarding the developments of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and we believe that these ignorant statements would affect the interest of the French nation," Mottaki said.

"Instead of making condemnatory statements against others, I would advise Mr. Kouchner to pay a little visit to the suburbs of Paris to catch on to the ongoing human rights violations taking place there," he continued.

Mottaki's remarks come after Kouchner said he was “profoundly concerned” about government action against an illegal opposition rally that was recently held on the 30th anniversary of the US Embassy takeover in Tehran.

"We don't really know the situation in Tehran. We know the demonstrators were very numerous, a big crowd in the middle of Tehran. We don't know if some of them were hurt or died ... but it was a very, very important movement," the French foreign minister had claimed.

Kouchner also criticized Iran over a Western-backed nuclear deal to export as much as 70 percent of the county's low-enriched uranium (LEU) abroad for processing into fuel for the Tehran research reactor.

Powered by 20-percent enriched uranium, the Tehran research reactor produces isotopes for cancer care to more than 200 hospitals.

Iranian officials have welcomed foreign cooperation on fuel supply, but have rejected the idea of sending out the bulk of its uranium stock in one batch.

Kouchner warned that if Iran keeps postponing its response to the proposal, put forth by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the P5+1 would abandon discussion with Tehran.

Mottaki, in turn, said Kouchenr should try putting himself in the place of the Iranian government before leveling "unrealistic accusations" against Tehran.

The Iranian minister continued that Iran has three options on nuclear fuel supply — directly buying fuel from a third country, exchanging its low-enriched uranium (LEU) for the fuel it needs, or enriching uranium to the required level.

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