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Iran hands letter to IAEA on nuclear activities

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Vienna, Nov 28, IRNA -- Iran has drafted a letter covering the future 
operational status of 20 centrifuges, a contentious issue between 
Tehran and the European Union Troika - France, Britain, Germany. 
The letter was handed Sunday night to the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European delegations. 
An Iranian diplomat who asked to remain anonymous, told IRNA that
Tehran has agreed to put the centrifuges under the surveillance of 
the IAEA, "but has not accepted sealing them." 
The EU side has also agreed to amend the first article of the 
latest (third) draft resolution slated to be ratified at the IAEA 
governing council session. 
The IAEA board of governors was slated to hold a session Saturday 
afternoon, but due to divergent views between the two sides it was 
postponed to Monday. 
The draft resolution by the EU was changed three times to 
accommodate Iran`s demands. 
The ratification of the draft resolution by the governing board 
is only possible when Iran has officially handed a letter that it has 
forgone any centrifuge-related activities. 
Now it seems, that the letter will prepare the grounds for the 
IAEA session to be held to pass a resolution on Iran`s nuclear 
dossier, he added. 
Iran`s nuclear spokesman said here Sunday that according to an 
agreement between Tehran and European Union trio the centrifuges which
Iran demanded for research and development will not be sealed, but 
they will be under the surveillance of the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA). 
Mehr New Agency (MNA) quoted Hossein Moussavian as saying that the
IAEA has also been informed of Iran`s views in this regard 
"It is clear that these centrifuges falls within the scope of the 
suspension of uranium enrichment activities by Iran." 
He further said that Iran will hold more talks with the European 
trio on the issue in the next few days. 
Finalization of the agreement prepares the ground for the IAEA 
board of governors to meet on Monday to discuss Iran`s nuclear 
program, Moussavian added. 
Moussavian also predicted that the board member states will ratify
the draft resolution on Iran`s nuclear program through a vote rather 
than consensus. 
It should be noted that testing operation on these centrifuges 
will be included in the suspension. 
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