TEHRAN, April 24--President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday Iran wants peace and stability for all citizens of the world and its message to the planet is to abide by the culture of the divine prophets.

Addressing an international press conference, the chief executive noted that Iran does not trust the American government, which essentially has no powers, but wants everybody else to accept its hegemony, IRNA reported.

"The Iranian nation has lost trust in the US government because of its previous attitude and this is why we will not negotiate with them," he said.

Asked about his views regarding Jews, he said that Jews have the right to live freely and with security like all other people.

He explained that Jews came to Palestine from all over the world because of the anti-Semitism pursued by the West, which should "allow Jews to return to their countries of origin".

Defending the performance of his administration in the past eight months, Ahmadinejad said he has guided banking resources toward industries and profit-making corporations.

"Establishment of supportive funds and reduction of the bank profit rate were in line with the policy of generating new jobs. For fulfillment of justice, banking and investment resources should be distributed at the national level in a fair manner and this was done last year," he said.

The president noted that for the first time in the past decade, 80 percent of the 2006-7 budget were allocated to development projects.

The president reiterated that Iran is a nuclear power and has access to all aspects of nuclear technology, which it will utilize in different sciences.

"All our nuclear activities are carried out openly and this is the best proof of the peaceful nature of our nuclear activities," he said.

The president emphasized that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must act in a fair manner and report to the world what it has given Iran after 30 years of membership in the agency.

"If a country joins an international institution and does not gain anything while the wishes and demands of a few global powers are imposed on it, won’t people doubt the necessity of this membership? Iran does not accept the dual standards pursued by the agency," he said.

Ahmadinejad stressed that Iran is opposed to all types of chemical, biological, nuclear and non-nuclear weapons and considers them contradictory to the culture of divine prophets and harmful for the international community.

Addressing the American and British statesmen, Ahmadinejad said, "The Iranian government and people advocate sustainable peace and not imposed peace. Why do you use sections of the mass media under your control to introduce each and every person who exposes your wrongdoings as a criminal?"

He said, "I am a teacher and I love peace. Up to this day, I have not harmed anybody in my life."

The president stressed that the era of relying on weapons and military arsenals is over and the contemporary period is marked by intellectualism, literature and culture.

Asked how he could continue to promote justice in Iran if economic sanctions are imposed, he noted, "First of all, I think that it is a remote possibility that the West would adopt this imprudent measure. Even the two or three countries that are opposed to us are wise enough not to make such a grave mistake. The point is that they (the West) will suffer the most, if they create restrictions for us. Today, our nation is strong. Our economic foundations are also strong. This is our own accomplishment and we do not owe it to them."

Commenting on an Israeli newspaper’s report regarding the Zionist plot to assassinate him, he said, "Assassinating me does not resolve Israel’s problem. If you think that all problems will go away by assassinating me, you should understand that I am the smallest member of the Iranian society, which has a population of 70 million."