In a resolution adopted today in Vienna by the Agency's Board of Governors, the IAEA also urged Iran to clarify the purpose of the enrichment plant at Qom. UN inspectors visited the plant late last month after Iran disclosed its existence in September.
In addition, the IAEA “calls on Iran to confirm, as requested by the Agency, that Iran has not taken a decision to construct, or authorize construction of, any other nuclear facility which has as yet not been declared to the Agency.”
The resolution comes a day after the Agency's outgoing Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, told the 35-member policymaking body that the IAEA had reached a “dead end” with Iran, noting that there had been no movement in over a year in resolving outstanding issues related to its nuclear programme.
While Iran has stated that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, some countries contend it is driven by military ambitions.
The Agency today urged Iran to engage with it on the resolution of all outstanding issues concerning the country's nuclear programme and to cooperate fully in terms of providing access and information requested by the IAEA.
Source: UN News
Global 
-
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to Nepal's former prime minister and head of the Nepali Congress party Girija Prasad Koirala, calling his death a “huge loss” both for the country and for its peace process, which ended a decade-long civil war. more
-
In Qinghai pro-Dalai Lama leaflets are distributed, the police occupy the nearby monastery and arrest three monks at random. Secondary school students in Gansu praise the Dalai Lama, the police arrest at least 20 young people. more
-
In a video message on the occasion of Nowruz, the U.S. president stresses that the policy of a "helping hand" is always valid, even if Iran has chosen “isolation". He hopes for more cultural and educational exchanges between young Iranians and Americans, and free internet access. more
-
The program is run by Caritas and the Philippines Association of lay Dominicans. Since 1976, over 10 thousand prisoners have been reintegrated into society through training and psychological and spiritual help inside and outside prison. more
-
In a Letter to the Catholics of Ireland, Benedict XVI returns to openly confront the issue of paedophile priests, who must also go before the courts. "Shame and remorse" for what happened. Critical of the bishops who failed to safeguard, instead suppressed and concealed. He reminds victims that ... more
-
In the church of the Holy Cross, a parish in the capital, over 120 children have prayed and meditated on the themes of "sacrifice, service and growth in spiritual life." A seminar in the Lenten season to "welcome and celebrate the risen Christ." Local priests: the children learn the value of the ... more
-
U.S. President Barack Obama has renewed his administration's offer of dialogue and diplomacy with Tehran. more
-
Thousands of protesters gathered across Russia to protest the authorities' handling of the economic crisis and demand the resignation of Vladimir Putin's government. more
-
The United States and Pakistan will hold a round of strategic dialogues in Washington next week, the first to be held at the ministerial level. more
Comments
|
|
RSS