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Iran talks to continue, iaea speaks of good exchange of views, iranof fruitful discussion by efwegbe erergeer
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Iran talks to continue, iaea speaks of good exchange of views, iranof fruitful discussion by EFWEGBE ERERGEER
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| Article Posted: 07/15/2012 |
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VIENNA – U.N. nuclear negotiators seeking to probe Tehran's nuclear programfor signs of secret work on atomic-weapons technology spoke of agood exchange of views Tuesday after talks with Iranian officials,who described the meeting as having made progress. Neither side elaborated on the substance of their talks. But theystood together as they talked to reporters and in anotherindication that some common ground had been found after more thanfour years of stalled discussions, both said the talks would resumeMonday. International Atomic Energy Agency officials had entered the talksseeking more cooperation from Iran in their attempts to investigatewhat the agency sees as strong indications that Tehran hasconducted research and development on components of a nuclearweapons program — something Iran strenuously denies.
In particular, they were pressing for access to a site at Iran'sParchin military facility that they suspect was used to testmultipoint rapid explosives of the kind needed to set off a nuclearcharge. Iran has denied such tests have taken place but has fendedoff repeated IAEA requests over the past three months for quickaccess. Those requests have taken on added urgency after agency officialssuggested that Tehran was cleaning up the site. Diplomats say theIAEA has seen satellite imagery showing what appear to be streamsof water coming out of the building in question and of removal ofbags from inside into waiting trucks. Some fear that Iran may evendismantle the explosives containment chamber believed to be insidethe suspect building, taking it out in small pieces, if givenenough time.
Tehran last month said a visit was possible but only after"modalities" were worked out, and diplomats accredited to the IAEAand critical of Iran's nuclear program have expressed concern thatcould turn into a drawn-out process that would allow Iran to"sanitize" the site of any signs of the explosives tests. Chief Iranian delegate Ali Asghar Soltanieh indicated Iran iscontinuing to insist on a comprehensive plan on what could bevisited when. He told reporters the talks resulted in "progress ...regarding the preparation of modalities of a framework forresolving our outstanding issues." He spoke of a "fruitfuldiscussion in a very conducive environment." IAEA Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts was more circumspect.He said the two sides had talked about "a number of options to takethe agency verification process forward in a structured way." Describing the meeting as focusing on "unclarified issues relatedto possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program,"Nackaerts said: "We had a good exchange of views." A senior diplomat who said he was familiar with the discussionssaid both sides had managed "to close the gap a little" on Parchin.While the Iranians wanted a roadmap on how the visit there shouldtake place, they were no longer insisting on intricately mappingout each step — an approach the agency rejected in March asunnecessarily delaying access. He demanded anonymity because hisinformation was confidential.
There was no word on how quickly the agency hoped to gain access tothe site. But with nuclear talks between Iran and six world powersscheduled for May 23 in Baghdad, and the IAEA scheduled to releaseits latest report card on Iran's nuclear strivings a few dayslater, any such visit was unlikely before those two events, even ifagreement was reached on an inspection early next week. Nackaerts went into the first set of talks Monday saying the IAEAwas looking to visit facilities where it suspected such secretnuclear work was ongoing, and to interview scientists it suspectsof involvement and look at relevant documents. All are goals theagency says have been stymied by Iran's refusal to cooperate.
Another diplomat — who also demanded anonymity because hisinformation was confidential — said the Iranians were askingfor single visits to sites with no right to return, something theagency was opposed to. The Islamic Republic describes allegations of clandestineweapons-related work as fabrications, based on phony evidence fromthe United States, Israel and their allies, and says its nuclearprogram is geared only toward producing energy. The IAEA, in a November report, said the tests at Parchin wereconducted in 2003 in a metal containment chamber the Iranianscovered by erecting a building over it. A computer-generated drawing provided to the AP by a nationcritical of Iran's nuclear program late last week shows such astructure, with the official who shared the drawing saying it wasdrawn based on information from someone who saw it.
Former IAEA Deputy Director Olli Heinonen says it is similar to aphoto he has seen that depicts the chamber, down to the matchingcolors. The senior diplomat familiar with Tuesday's discussions in Viennasays Iran has never acknowledged or denied the chamber's existence. I am Heat Pump Water Heaters writer, reports some information about brass wall lamp , halogen wall lamp.
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