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Iran says allowed IAEA inspectors to take samples at nuke sites

IRNA

Tehran, Sept 1, IRNA -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi 
said here on Monday that Iran has allowed inspectors from the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to take samples at its 
nuclear sites, and described this as a major development. 
Asefi said at his weekly press briefing that Iran`s readiness to 
sign the Additional Protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation 
Treaty (NPT) had been another very important development, stressing 
that this was a sign of Iran`s goodwill. 
"Other parties should also be sincere and fair in dealing with 
[Iran`s nuclear energy programs], and never allow it to be 
politicized," he said. 
"What is involved in this issue is a professional work." 
The Islamic Republic is already a signatory to the NPT. However, 
the IAEA is refusing to provide Iran with the nuclear expertise that 
under the agency`s regulations it is entitled to receive. 
The Iranian authorities have said that Tehran has always had a 
positive attitude toward the protocol, adding that Iran asks for 
removing of restrictions imposed by the West and getting access to 
nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. 
Iran`s Foreign Ministry spokesman further stressed that if other 
parties also adopt sincerity toward Iran`s nuclear energy programs, no
problem would ever remain unresolved. 
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