IAEA chief arrives in Tehran
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, April 6, IRNA -- The head of the United Nation`s nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei arrived in Tehran early Tuesday morning to talk to some Iranian officials. Elbaradei is scheduled to confer with Iran`s President Seyed Mohammad Khatami and the Secretary of National Security Council Hassan Rohani in Tehran on remaining issues to be clarified on Iran`s nuclear activities. This is the third visit of the IAEA chief since the UN nuclear watchdog started its new round of surveys on Iran`s nuclear activities in February 2003. Elbaradei`s last visit to Tehran was on October 16, 2003, during which he met and discussed issues related to Iran`s nuclear activities with President Khatami and Hojjatoleslam Rohani. Two IAEA officials, as well as the British Reuters, the French AFP, and the US AP reporters accompany Elbaradei in his day-long visit. Elbaradei is scheduled to depart Tehran for Vienna at Wednesday noon. The UN nuclear chief said on Monday on his way to Iran "We need to satisfy ourselves there are no undeclared nuclear activities in Iran." Iran has declared that its resumption of work on a key part of the nuclear fuel cycle was not a violation of its commitment to suspend uranium enrichment activities. In a deal with the IAEA brokered last year by the European Union`s big three -- Britain, France and Germany -- Tehran agreed to suspend uranium enrichment and related activities while UN inspectors delved into its program. NA/210 End
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