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Russia hopes Iran would continue practical cooperation with IAEA

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Moscow, Dec 1, Itar-Tass/ACSNA/IRNA -- Russia hopes "Iran will 
continue to pursue its policy of constructive cooperation with the 
International Atomic Energyg Agency (IAEA)," the Russian Foreign 
Ministry, in a statement, said on Tuesday, a day after the IAEA Board 
of Governors passed a resolution on Iran`s nuclear programs as the 
international community`s nuclear watchdog. 
The adopted document is "an important step in the process of 
removing the concern of the international community regarding Iranian 
nuclear activities," the ministry pointed out. 
"The resolution welcomes Iran`s decision to suspend its activities
related to uranium enrichment and chemical processing," the Russian 
Foreign Ministry said. 
"A full and sustained fulfilment of this voluntary undertaking 
with due monitoring on the part of the IAEA is essential for the 
settlement of remaining issues regardingg Iran`s nuclear program," 
it said in the statement. 
The ministry also welcomed the "confirmation by the IAEA 
director-general of the fact that this decision of Iran has taken 
effect." 
The document, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted, points to the 
"importance of ensuring a full cooperation with the IAEA by Iran." 
Moscow expressed the hope that "Iran will provide to the IAEA 
possibilities to monitor the observance of the voluntary moratorium 
that will promote settlement of the Iranian issue within the IAEA 
framework." 
In its bilateral contacts both with Iran and other key partners 
Russia has "taken considerable diplomatic efforts in order to help 
achieve a positive and mutually acceptable result," the Russian 
Foreign Ministry stressed. 
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