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WRD Elbaradei hopes Iran negotiations lead to result in a week

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Vienna, March 7, IRNA

International Atomic Energy Agency's Secretary General Muhamed Elbaradei in his opening session address of the IAEA Board of Governors here on Monday expressed hope that Iran-EU-Russia talks would lead to a tangible result in a week.

Seasonal Session of the IAEA began on Monday with IAEA Chief Muhamed ElBaradei's address, under such conditions that Iran was like always in the past stressing its readiness and willingness to continue logical negotiations on its peaceful nuclear activities.

Elbaradei, too, in his opening address expressed delight over the beginning of the new round of Iran-EU talks and hoped such negotiations would be pursued in pursuit of a constructive solution.

He reiterated that he seriously hopes for reaching a comprehensive agreement with Iran during the course of the next week, adding, "Achieving that objective is possible through pursuing negotiations." Before his official address, too, Elbaradei told the reporters that based on previous decision adopted by the Board of Governors, the outcome of inspections on Iran's nuclear activities have to be "reported" to the UN Security Council, but the type of that council's survey of that report depends largely on the process of Iran's negotiations.

Iran's Ambassador to IAEA Ali-Asghar Soltaniyeh, too, told IRNA here on Monday that Iran has presented its new proposal to the EU and Russia, who must now think about it, and we are waiting for their reaction.

Speaking to IRNA on the sidelines of IAEA Board of Governors Seasonal Session, Soltaniyeh added, "Negotiations are still underway and the the path for seeking a diplomatic solution is not yet blocked."
He emphasized that Iran is not ready for giving any kind of concessions regarding its research and development (R&D) activities since it is any country's absolute right to provide the appropriate conditions for its researchers to pursue their scientific activities.

Iran's Ambassador to IAEA said, "Meanwhile, since the IAEA' previous resolution was issued resorting to the pretext of Iran's pursuing its R&D activities, it is practically impossible for us to suspend our research and development activities once again." He added, "We would pursue our R&D activities, but in other cases discussed in the negotiations we would cooperate to maximum extent so that it would be proved that our activities are entirely aimed at peaceful purposes.

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