The report of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about
Speaking at a press conference in Nicosia, Bikdeli explained that the ElBaradei’s report has proved beyond any reasonable doubt about the peaceful intentions of Iran’s nuclear programme.
“The report shows that we (Iran) have a transparent nuclear policy, with our factories supervised and monitored by network cameras installed at our facilities, which are continuously beamed to the IAEA, with the additional safeguard that our facilities are open to surprise inspections,†said Bikdeli.
He added that unfortunately public opinion in most countries is based on what the CNN and BBC decide to broadcast, which is why he decided to call a press conference to explain Iran’s side of the story.
According to the report there exists no legal basis for pursuing Iran’s dossier in the Security Council, Bikdeli asserted “because the dossier was sent to the Security Council with the pretext of P1 and P2 centrifuges issue which is now resolved.”
The IAEA in this report has appreciated Iran for easy accessibility to documents without foot dragging. It has also announced that Bushehr nuclear power plant fuel will be ready on November 26th and delivered to Iran soon afterwards.
Another part of the report touches on the enrichment issue and that there is no reason for
On the other hand, the US has said that the IAEA report proved Tehran continued to defy UN calls to suspend enrichment and should face further sanctions.
The IAEA report will form the basis for deliberations when representatives of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Germany, meet on Monday in Brussels.
On Tuesday, diplomats said Iran had given the IAEA a document containing design information that could be used for parts of a nuclear weapon.
The confidential report by IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei said Iran had made progress in responding to questions about its past nuclear activities.
“Iran has provided sufficient access to individuals and has responded in a timely manner to questions and provided clarifications and amplifications on issues raised in the context of the work plan,” the report said.
It also said the answers Iran had given about the history of its centrifuge programme, the machines used to enrich uranium, were consistent with the IAEA’s own findings.
A senior UN official said this is a significant step forward.
However, the report said Iran’s co-operation with the IAEA had been “reactive” rather than “pro-active” and that the IAEA was continuing to check whether Iran’s declarations were complete.
Â
Sanctions
Bikdeli said
“Iran is adjusting its trade relations and wants to have good relations with all EU27 members including Cyprus,†said Bikdeli.
News sources mostly from the UK say that Iran is bracing itself for a new round of sanctions after British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for more restrictions on trade.
The official response from the Iranian government speaks of a campaign of “psychological warfare” against
It is certainly the case that the new UN sanctions have been hard to agree, despite pressure from Washington. But Gordon Brown’s call could damage the Iranian economy regardless.
“The nuclear issue is something with which the Americans want to keep the world preoccupied with
