IAEA report confirms peaceful nature of Iran nuclear activities

29 May 2008

United Nations-The latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear activities in the past and at the present, Iran's mission to the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement added that the recent report presented by the IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei to the 35-member Board of Governors on May 26, admitted that Iran, as a signatory of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, remained committed to regulations of the NPT and other international treaties and had full cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.

Tehran has cooperated with the IAEA far beyond its commitments, said the statement referring to Iran's sincere efforts to resolve the issue.

It stressed, "The full implementation of the Work Plan and thus resolution and closure of all the six outstanding issues have undoubtedly eliminated the most basic pretexts and allegations on the basis of which Iran's peaceful nuclear program was conveyed to the Security Council."

"Despite the fact that this has not been an outstanding issue between Iran and the IAEA and is a baseless allegation made by certain circles to undermine the positive momentum created in Iran's cooperation with the IAEA, Iran ... has cooperated seriously with the (UN nuclear) Agency."

It was also confirmed in ElBaradei's report that the IAEA was given the permission to inspect Iran's all nuclear facilities and sites and that Tehran had no diversion in its nuclear activities (to non-peaceful aims).

Reiterating that Iran has removed ambiguities over the six topics mentioned in the Work Plan and continued its nuclear activities "under Agency containment and surveillance," the statement said, Tehran put an end to the so-called concern or lack of confidence in its nuclear program.

It stated that settlement of the outstanding ambiguities proved that allegations made by certain countries against Iran's nuclear activities were unfounded.

The statement added that the complete implementation of agreements between Iran and the IAEA indicated that measures adopted by the UN Security Council against the Islamic Republic of Iran were "illegal and unfair".

The statement added that Tehran has not been allowed to receive copies of the documents claiming that Iran had been researching nuclear warheads.

It stressed that the IAEA is the only responsible body to investigate Iran's nuclear case.