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| IAEA and Iran agree to draw up action plan |
| 2007-06-24 |
| The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday he and Iran's chief negotiator had agreed to draw up a "plan of action" within two months on how to resolve questions about Iran's disputed nuclear program. International Atomic Energy Agency Director Mohamed ElBaradei described the two-hour meeting with Ali Larijani as "quite satisfying." "I hope we should be in a position in the next weeks to move forward and break the stalemate where we have been in for the last few months," ElBaradei told reporters. He said they were drawing up "a plan of action which I hope we should be able to conclude within two months" and then start implementing. Larijani also spoke of "good progress," but they reported no breakthrough in the core dispute -- Iran's defiance of U.N. demands to stop uranium enrichment. Diplomats say that about a year ago, Iran agreed with the IAEA to come up with a plan for resolving outstanding issues within three weeks, but never followed through. Larijani is due to meet EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana in Lisbon on Saturday, seen as the last chance to overcome a stand-off over Tehran's nuclear defiance before world powers start drafting tougher sanctions against it. Solana has been exploring a face-saving way to allow the Islamic Republic to stop enriching uranium. "I believe our talks with Mr. ElBaradei today will be quite helpful with the process that Mr. Solana is working on to reach an understanding and a solution," Larijani said after the meeting. The United States, Britain, Russia, France, Germany and China are discussing a third round of penalties against Iran over concerns it is secretly trying to build atomic bombs. Ratcheting up the pressure on the Islamic state, a British draft for a new U.N. sanctions resolution proposed that Iran's airlines and ships could be denied landing and transit rights and two or more of its banks could have their assets frozen. Britain also suggested banning new arms contracts with Iran, barring senior Iranian security officials from air travel and halting work by Russia on Iran's nuclear power reactor at Bushehr, according to the draft, obtained by Reuters. "Even if the U.N. threatens Iran with more sanctions, the country will not stop its uranium enrichment activities," Larijani said, according to Iran's official news agency, IRNA. Iran has refused U.N. demands to halt enrichment, which yields fuel for power plants but can also be used for weapons if the uranium is refined to a much higher degree. Tehran says its goal is the peaceful electricity generation. The latest meetings come amid IAEA concern about increasing Iranian restrictions on access for agency inspectors, imposed in retaliation for existing sanctions. Since February, Iran has rapidly expanded a centrifuge operation at its Natanz enrichment complex in a bid for "industrial-scale" fuel production. ElBaradei has urged Iran to answer IAEA questions about its program, including suspected military links, and to reconsider a decision to stop providing advance design information about planned nuclear installations to the agency. Tehran has insisted the U.N. Security Council must first return authority over its file to the Vienna-based IAEA, which would end sanctions pressure -- a nonstarter for Western powers. Instead of freezing all enrichment-related activity, as the Security Council has demanded, Iran has accelerated the program and says it has passed the point of no return. "When the world saw that the (Iranian) nation is pursuing this goal with unity, the world surrendered," Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi was quoted by ISNA news agency as saying. "We have passed the dangerous moment." The Security Council has already imposed two rounds of limited sanctions on Iran over its refusal to stop enrichment. Iran has about 2,000 centrifuges installed as of early June, most of them enriching uranium, and is likely to reach the 3,000 threshold by the end of July, diplomats have said. Three thousand could produce material for one bomb within a year if run nonstop at supersonic speed. Iran has yet to demonstrate such capability and probably remains a few years away from being able to build a bomb, analysts say. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Zen, based on your observations hows about describing the Olmert-strategy visa vi Iran's Nuclear reactors and the Iranian Nuclear program. Zen, based on your analysis hows about foretelling the eventual OUTCOME of Olmert's-strategy visa vi Iran's Nuclear reactors and their Nuclear program. |
| Posted by: RD 2007-06-24 15:02 |
| #6 Out of some extremely depraved depths. Namely, my own. We expect no less from you! ;-) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-06-24 14:44 |
| #5 I don't know where you dug this up Out of some extremely depraved depths. Namely, my own. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-06-24 14:36 |
| #4 Zen, Excellent, Need to add: Sponsored by the filthy infidel taxpayers of the Great Satan of America |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-06-24 14:08 |
| #3 Zen: A masterpiece. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-06-24 12:59 |
| #2 Zen, I don't know where you dug this up, but it certainly shows what a complete farce this sham operation is. This jackoff El Baredei must be getting handsome contributions to a secret account from the mullahs. He has been an excellent coordinator for their nuclear program. Just like the frog in the pan...heat the water very slowly so the frogs(not just the Frenchies but all the Western fools)don't jump out and run away. These nitwits will come up with some sort of weapon undoubtedly. Whether it works efficiently doesn't matter. The fact that they will not hesitate in using it against Israel and Europe is what actually matters. All that remains is determining how much of Iran must be wiped out to put these jerks back into place where they can never again threaten the world. Some part of Muzzlem world must be used as an example. If Iran wants to be first, fine. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-06-24 11:47 |
| #1 10th July 2007 (Tentative) Esteghlal Hotel Grand Suite — East Tower Valiasr Intersection, Chamran Highway Metropolitan Tehran Isha 4:49AM – 5:30AM – Imam in Attendance Location: Prayer Room — Esteghlal Hotel — East Tower Sunrise Prayer Session Mandatory attendance for all junior staff Breakfast 7:00AM – 9:30AM Location: Esteghlal Hotel — Grand Suite — East Tower MENU Choice of Freshly Brewed Tea or Cardamom Scented Coffee (Served with Halva Shekari) Fresh Fruit Array with Rosewater Scented Asal Honey & Orange Blossoms Hand Made Brine Soaked Tabrizi Cheese (Served with Artisan Baked Sangak Bread) Heavy Cream Mast Yogurt & Kameh Soft Cream Spreads Cold Cooked Basmati Rice Laced with Pomegranate Seeds Chilled Filet of Hand Caught Cold Smoked Caspian Sturgeon en Gelée Wet Khorma Mazafati Dates in a Syrup of Lemon Zest & Kitul Palm Sugar Discussion Panel 9:30AM – 10:00AM Location: Executive Conference Room — Esteghlal Hotel TOPIC Determine shape of table for afternoon negotiations Break 10:00AM – 11:15AM Cultural Tour — Chauffeured Limousines Provided Location: Mellat National Museum — White Palace of Tehran Private viewing of International Holocaust Cartoon Contest submissions — Optional lashing of political criminals to be held afterwards — Expert Presentation 11:30AM – 12:00PM Location: Executive Conference Room — Esteghlal Hotel TOPIC How Nuclear Electricity Generation Will Wipe Israel Off the Map Zuhr 12:09PM – 1:15PM – Imam in Attendance Location: Prayer Room — Esteghlal Hotel — East Tower Noontime Prayer Session Mandatory attendance Lunch 1:15PM – 3:15PM Location: Esteghlal Hotel — Grand Suite — East Tower MENU APPETIZERS Panir Sabzi Baktiari Khiki Cheese Plate Scattered with Walnuts, Radishes and Fresh Herbs Borani Medley of Roasted Eggplant, Yogurt, Onions, Garlic and Spices (Served with Artisan Baked Barbari Bread) FIRST COURSE Bagali Shevid Polo Dill Scented Rice Studded with Fresh Cooked Lima Beans SOUP Ash Reshteh Fresh Vegetable Noodle Soup with Sautéed Garlic and Kashk Broth ENTRÉE Khoresht-e Qaarch Saffron Tinted Breast of Cornish Hens with Wild Mushrooms & Kafir Lime Sauce Meigo Polow Tomato Scented Shrimps in Curried Basmati Rice with Quartered Pheasant Eggs DESSERT Sholeh Zard Cinnamon Perfumed Porridge of Rice with Pistachio Nuts Focus Group 3:15PM – 3:45PM Location: Executive Conference Room — Esteghlal Hotel TOPIC Seating Arrangement for Executive Committee Session Asa 3:55PM – 4:30PM – Imam in Attendance Location: Prayer Room — Esteghlal Hotel — East Tower Afternoon Prayer Session Mandatory attendance Executive Committee Session 4:30PM – 4:45PM Location: Executive Conference Room — Esteghlal Hotel Joint IAEA and Iranian Negotiations Location: Executive Conference Room — Esteghlal Hotel Dinner 5:00PM – 8:45PM Location: Esteghlal Hotel — Grand Suite — East Tower MENU APPETIZERS Torshi-e Gol-e Kalam Pickled Baby Cauliflower Florets with Garlic and Mint Royal Beluga 000 Caspian Caviar Malossol Accompanied by Chopped Egg Yolk, Minced Shallots and Sour Cream (Served with Toast Points) FIRST COURSE Maahi Gazaay-e Daryaei Fire Roasted Fresh Water Baby Salmon in a Chiffonade of Coriander, Parsley & Mint SOUP Aash-e Anaar Minced Veal in a Pomegranate Broth with Spring Onions and Marjoram ENTRÉES Crown Roasted Rack of Baby Lamb a la Arusi Crushed Pistachio and Garlic Crusted Rack of Brined Spring Lamb Javahar Polow in Palm Leaf Packets Jeweled Basmati Rice with Barberries, Almonds, Rosebuds and Cardamom Pods DESSERT Baag-lava a la Sultan Honeyed Filo and Ground Pistachio Pastry Dressed in Gold Leaf Maghrib 9:08PM – 10:00PM – Ayatollah in Attendance Location: Prayer Room — Esteghlal Hotel — East Tower Evening Prayer Session Mandatory attendance — Nargile salon afterwards |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-06-24 08:28 |