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IAEA board urges Iran to implement NPT additional protocol

IRNA

Vienna, Dec 18, IRNA -- Head of the Board of Governors of the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Antonio Nunez Garcia-Sauco 
said here on Thursday that the IAEA board expects Iran to 
immediately implement the additional protocol to the nuclear 
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) after its signing. 
Garcia welcomed the "confidence-building" measure taken by Iran 
to sign the NPT additional protocol, hence fulfilling one of 
the IAEA`s demands as mentioned in its November 26 declaration. 
He said full transparency of nuclear activities in the past and 
present as well as suspension of the uranium enrichment program had 
been among other expectations of the IAEA. 
He added that the Board is now busy studying a report on Iran`s 
nuclear activities and that the country has suspended its uranium 
enrichment activities. 
He expressed hope that Iran will fully abide by the NPT 
protocol so as to please both sides. 
Asked to comment on transfer of nuclear technology to Iran, 
Garcia said technology transfer is a very long process, having 
different phases, with the NPT Additional Protocol making up the 
first stage. 
He called for normalization of Tehran-IAEA ties. 
Head of Iran`s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Gholam-Reza 
Aghazadeh said on Wednesday that Iran will almost certainly sign a 
binding international protocol that allows intrusive snap 
inspections of its nuclear facilities. 
Iran`s envoy to the IAEA Ali-Akbar Salehi would sign the 
protocol on behalf the country. 
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