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Intensive talks underway among IAEA board members

IRNA

Vienna, Nov 19, IRNA -- An Iranian diplomat said here on Wednesday 
that intensive talks are now underway among members of the 
International Atomic Energy Agency`s (IAEA) Board of Governors. 
The diplomat, who is a member of Iran`s delegation to the IAEA 
board meeting, told IRNA, "To our understanding there has been no 
instance yet to show any reverse course in Europeans` Tehran pledges."
He said that there are very strong political pressures and Iran is
doing its utmost to ensure the board meeting attains a desirable 
outcome. 
As for predictions on possible failure of the Board to arrive at 
an outcome in its Thursday meeting, the Iranian diplomat said certain 
sources maintain that the Board might postpone reaching a conclusion 
to future meetings but the point has not seriously been raised. 
He said certain states have not yet unveiled their stances but 
most probably their stances will be clear by Thursday afternoon. 
The fifth and last meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors for 2003
will start on November 20 and the talks might continue until November 
21. 
The IAEA Chief Mohammad ElBaradei`s report on Iran`s nuclear 
activities will figure prominently in the Board discussions. 
216/215/AH 
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