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ElBaradei hopes Iran-EU agreement will include suspension of enrichment process

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Vienna, Nov 8, IRNA -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 
chief Mohammad ElBaradei here Monday hoped that suspension of 
uranium enrichment will be included in the preliminary Iran-EU 
agreement. 
The concerned officials from Iran and the EU trio announced that 
in the two-day Paris meeting a preliminary accord was reached to this 
end which should be approved by the senior officials of the four 
countries. 
According to an IAEA report, speaking to reporters in the 
Australian city of Sidney on November 8, he said, "Despite high 
hopes about the outcome of the negotiations, the details of the 
agreements cannot yet be confirmed. 
"I have been told that the agreement was experimental and 
preliminary. Besides it has not yet been finalized. Therefore, we 
should be cautious and not too optimistic on the expected outcome." 
The IAEA chief expressed hope that the preliminary agreement 
will include suspension of enrichment process to prove Iran`s good 
understanding. 
"The international community expects Iran to stop its uranium 
enrichment process to attract the world confidence," added 
ElBaradei. 
He further hoped to witness the desired outcome, namely end 
of all the operations associated with uranium enrichment process to 
facilitate normalization of ties between Iran and the international 
community. 
Turning to inspection of Iran`s nuclear installations by the UN 
nuclear watchdog in the past two years, he said that the trend will 
continue. 
Concerning his next report due to be submitted to the IAEA board 
of governors at the meeting of November 25, he noted that it will 
deal with Iran`s abidance by legal agreements and the issue of 
confidence-building. 
Elbaradei is on a two-day visit to Sidney to attend a press 
conference. 
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