New Delhi, August 18, SPA -- India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that Iran had the right to have nuclear energy as an NPT member. "India cannot be a cheer leader or be part of a warmongering group, the nuclear dispute with Iran should be resolved through peaceful process," Singh had told US President George W Bush during negotiations on the Indo-US nuclear deal, The Press Trust of India reported here Friday quoting Singh's interview to 'India Today' magazine. The Prime Minister's comments came in an interview conducted over two months back while he was returning from the G-8 Summit of Industrialized countries in Germany. Singh had met Bush and other world leaders during his trip in June. The magazine said its understanding was that excerpts of the interview could be published once the 123 agreement was reached. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had made it clear to President George W Bush during negotiations on the Indo-US nuclear deal that India could not agree to a "bilateral" NPT or Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/475754