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Iran invites EU to cooperation on nuclear programs: Aqazadeh

IRNA

Tehran, Aug 31, IRNA -- Iran has invited the European Union for 
bilateral cooperation on the country`s nuclear programs, Head of 
Iran`s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Gholam-Reza Aqazadeh said 
here Saturday. 
Talking to reporters after his meeting with EU Foreign Policy 
Chief Javier Solana, Aqazadeh said Iran has asked the EU to prevent 
the politicization of the country`s nuclear programs. 
"During the meeting, we asked the EU representative to prevent 
the politicization of Iran`s nuclear activities so that the agency 
(International Atomic Energy Agency) could continue its work in a 
calm atmosphere without propaganda," Aqazadeh said. 
"Touching upon the Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation 
Treaty (NPT), we told the European side that Iran is ready to launch 
the expert discussion to this effect," he added. 
He underlined the need to hold talks with the IAEA and said, "It 
is natural that there are important issues which should be discussed 
by the two sides in order to clear the ambiguities." 
The official noted that Iran`s cooperation with the IAEA is 
beyond legal commitments as the director general of the agency 
had confirmed such an issue so the agency be helped to reach 
favorable results. 
He said this time the two sides held more positive talks compared 
to previous negotiations, adding European states are interested 
to cooperate more with Iran after signing the Additional Protocol. 
The EU is also interested to be informed of Iran`s nuclear 
programs, he added. 
In a meeting with Aqazadeh, Solana urged Iran to fully cooperate 
with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying "Tehran`s 
cooperation with IAEA will remove ambiguities and hasten to assuage 
the prevailing political atmosphere." 
Solana urged Iran to embark on a confidence building process with 
the aim of assuring the world community and to calm the international 
atmosphere on Iran`s nuclear program. 
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