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No Proof Iran Used Enriched Uranium for Non-Peaceful Purposes: IAEA Director
Of course, what we were looking for is proof that they aren't...
Mohamed ElBaradei, the director-general of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Friday Tehran "had the know how" to enrich uranium but he had no proof that it had been processed to a military level.
"We will close the file when we have dealt with all the issues that require to be investigated," said ElBaradei, whose board of governors will meet in June on Iran's nuclear activities. "It will come to an end when it comes to an end -- when I am satisfied based on the technical advice I get that 'yes' now we can bring that issue to a close and 'yes' we can say that Iran's program is dedicated exclusively for peaceful purposes ," ElBaradei told diplomats and business leaders at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York. Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in Vienna, Pirooz Hosseini, said on Thursday that his government was ready to present a complete account of its nuclear activities and plans to the agency by mid-May. Tehran says it is only interested in generating electricity and wants the agency to take Iran off its agenda after the June meeting.
Posted by: Fred 2004-05-15 |
