UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Netherlands on Saturday called upon Iran to comply with relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions and to contribute to the Mideast peace process and stability in the region.

    Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende made the call during Saturday's session of the General Assembly general debate.

    "The Iranian nuclear issue represents a major challenge to international peace and security, to regional stability and to the non-proliferation regime," the prime minister said.

    "The recent revelation of a nuclear facility which was long kept secret is additional reason for great concern."

    Balkenende said the revelation calls for a strong reaction by the international community and for total transparency by Iran. He said Iran must regain the trust of the international community, comply with relevant Security Council resolutions and contribute to peace and stability in the Middle East.

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday and voiced "grave concerns" about Iran's continued uranium enrichment activity, a U.N. statement said.

    Ban also reiterated his call for Iran to fully implement relevant Security Council resolutions and to fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency toward "resolving all outstanding concerns related to its nuclear program," the statement said.

    Ahmadinejad said that Iran could make its nuclear scientists available to answer questions raised by their counterparts from other nations in an effort to build trust in Tehran's peaceful nuclear intentions, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

    The five permanent United Nations Security Council members plus Germany are set to meet with Iran next week. The talks will almost certainly address the country's uranium enrichment program, which the United States and other Western powers suspect is aimed at producing nuclear-weapon materials.

    Iran contends the program has no military component and it has steadfastly rejected calls to halt the program. 

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