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China hails Iran`s readiness to strengthen cooperation with IAEA

IRNA

2003/08/26

Beijing, Aug 25, Itar-Tass/ACSNA/IRNA -- China welcomes Iran`s 
readiness to strengthen cooperation with the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA), President Hu Jintao said. 
The Chinese president held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister 
Kamal Kharrazi on Monday. 
Hu said China lauds Iran`s consent to sign an additional protocol 
to the IAEA Safeguards Agreement. 
The Chinese leader stressed that Beijing `is against the 
proliferation of nuclear weapons, but it upholds international 
cooperation in using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes`. 
Kharrazi said Iran `does not intend to create nuclear weapons and 
its nuclear program is absolutely transparent`. 
Iran is seeking to cooperate with the IAEA, he added. 
At the same time, Iranian representative to the IAEA Ali Akbar 
Salehi said his country is ready to sign an additional protocol to the
IAEA Safeguards Agreement. He met with IAEA Director-General Mohammad 
ElBaradei on Monday. 
Salehi said Iran is ready to discuss all remaining issues after a 
session of the IAEA Board of Governors slated for September 8-12. 
Iran would like to clarify some aspects regarding the preservation
of its sovereignty due to the so-called `undeclared inspections` that 
are envisioned by the additional protocol, he said. 
The signing of the document will allow the IAEA to make monitoring
over Iran`s nuclear activity more effective. 
The session will precede a sitting of the IAEA General Conference 
to take place in Vienna on September 15-19. 
/AH/210 
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