IAEA regrets Iran`s dossier leaks - daily
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, June 8, IRNA -- Spokeswoman of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Melissa Fleming Monday regretted the fact that parts of the reports compiled by IAEA Chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Iran had been leaked. "The truth is that the report was made available to the member-states of the Board of Governors, who somehow made its content available to the mass media of their corresponding countries. These mass media published various articles about the report while Iranian, American and European officials have also reacted to this, thus creating a balance," wrote `Iran Daily` on Tuesday quoting Fleming as saying. She stressed that she could not comment on the Board of Governors` upcoming decision on Iran`s nuclear dossier, the English-language daily added. "Different issues will be discussed in the board`s upcoming meeting. The board will examine ElBaradei`s report on Libya and Iran separately." The board will discuss these two cases for two weeks, she said adding, "It is possible that the board will issue a resolution. I personally believe that the board`s member-states will continue to discuss the details of Iran`s report." Fleming verified that representatives from Iran would also be present in the upcoming board meeting. "Representatives from Iran have always been present at the board`s meetings. Iran is not a member of the board, but its representatives are always welcome to attend the board`s meetings," she said. Elsewhere in her remarks, Fleming said Iran`s 1,000-page declaration has not been yet analyzed, the daily noted. "The IAEA has questions about certain issues, such as the issues of uranium enrichment and the P2 centrifuge system. Iran has been asked to elaborate on these issues and it has most probably done so in the declaration. Therefore, the information presented in the declaration should be analyzed which, in itself, is a time-consuming process," she noted. Fleming refrained from saying which member states of the Board of Governors might call for a resolution on Iran in the upcoming board meeting, said the daily. 2331/1414
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