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Iran, EU reach agreement on Tehran`s nuclear program

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Vienna, Nov 29, IRNA -- Iran and EU troika - France, Germany and 
Britain - reached an agreement on Tehran nuclear program here Sunday 
night. 
Iran spokesman for Nuclear Affairs Hossein Moussavian told IRNA 
Sunday night that the agreement was sealed at a meeting which 
commenced at 19:00 hours Vienna time. 
The Iranian delegation had a problem with the first article of 
the draft resolution and proposed amendments which was agreed to by 
the Europeans, he added. 
Mousavian said the article contains statements on the vital issue 
f suspension but, it also alludes to the voluntarily and confidence 
building nature of the uranium enrichment freeze "which are not 
legally binding." 
With The removal of the legal problem of the article one, the 
European Union also accepted Iran`s proposal after two days of 
negotiations. 
"All the pivotal aspects of important to Iran was accepted in the 
draft resolution by the EU. The final draft is within the framework of
the past agreements," Moussavian underlined. 
On another article which had alluded to the contraventions by Iran
in the past, he added the issue had been previously resolved. 
The Secretary General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Mohammad Elbaradei`s report had stressed that Iran had carried out all
the necessary steps after October 2003. 
We had problems with the article one of the draft resolution 
which we had maintained has a legal snag and they also agreed to it 
and stressed that the suspension of the uranium enrichment carries no 
legal obligations and is strictly for confidence building and 
voluntarily. 
On the issue of centrifuges` functions, he added "we told the EU 
and IAEA that this is not an important issue, but, is technical and in
a letter to the Agency said that the 20 centrifuges could be under 
the surveillance of the IAEA." 
Iran has drafted a letter covering the future operational status 
of 20 centrifuges, a contentious issue between Tehran and the European
Union Troika. 
The letter was handed Sunday afternoon 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 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. 
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