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Iran to soon clarify nuclear program

Monday, 14 January 2008

[RIA Novosti, 12 January; IAEA, 13 January] Iran has agreed to clarify all outstanding questions over its past nuclear activities within one month, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced following a two-day visit to Iran by its director general, Mohamed ElBaradei. During meetings with senior officials, which included meetings with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, discussion took place on ways and means to accelerate implementation of safeguards in Iran, as well as additional confidence-building measures. The IAEA said that while progress in the implementation of the work plan agreed between the IAEA and Iran in August 2007 was noted, an agreement of four weeks was reached on the timeline for implementation of all the remaining verification issues specified in the work plan. ElBaradei was also given details of Iran's research and development activities on a "new generation of centrifuges." Ahmadinejad said during his meeting with ElBaradei that "Iran officially recognizes only the IAEA as a party to talks on the nuclear program. Of course, this does not obstruct our dialogue on different issues with other countries."

Further information

International Atomic Energy Agency

WNA's Nuclear Energy in Iran information paper

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