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ElBaradei: UN Security Council to assist IAEA on Iran's dossier

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Vienna, March 8, IRNA
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IAEA Secretary General Muhamed Elbaradei said here Wednesday that "reporting" Iran's nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council does not mean that IAEA has been unsuccessful in surveying the matter.

ElBaradei who was speaking to media reporters on the sidelines of the Wednesday evening session of the IAEA Board of Governors added, "Security Council's entrance into the matter would assist the IAEA pursue its objectives."
He said, "We have worked for three years in Iran and with the Iranians and we would keep on working on the issue, including cooperation with the Iranian officials and lobbying on the issue." ElBaradei added, "Deputy IAEA Secretary General Olly Heinonen would take a trip to Iran to pursue the matter."
He added, "I am still optimistic about seeking a diplomatic solution to the problem and I believe all involved parties must return to negotiation table, although I cannot definitely predict whether that would happen within the span of the next week, a fortnight from now, or three weeks later, but at any rate, negotiations must resume." Repeating his often stressed remarks regarding the need for observing "greater transparency" and "trust-building" on the part of Iran, ElBaradei added, "No one is happy about the emerged situation." ElBaradei added, "All involved parties should be pursuing a diplomatic solution to the problem that would guarantee the rights of all, and eliminate the international concerns."
He said that Iran's nuclear dossier would be reported to the UN Security Council,"in accordance with the previous IAEA Resolution, in a couple of days, but as we are all aware, that council's first move would be emphasizing diplomacy aimed at solving the problem." Elsewhere in his interview Elbaradei referred to North Korea's nuclear activities, emphasizing, "As you see, in that country's case, too, negotiations are being still pursued and talks at the IAEA on the matter, too, are not terminated.

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