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| Iran allows UN nuclear inspectors free hand |
| 2007-02-04 |
| Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on Saturday asserted that Tehran allows United Nations officials free reign to inspect the country’s atomic sites, amid claims it is blocking inspectors. “According to the nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty ... Iran allows the inspectors the freedom to carry out their inspections,” Larijani was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency. “Any type of cooperation is carried out on this basis,” he said, adding, “We have said from the start that we accept all international arrangements to become a nuclear state.” He added that Iran supports “all peaceful methods to regulate the Iranian nuclear issue” but cautioned, “The nuclear issue has completely become part of Iran’s fate and its development” and that “no one can prevent it.” Diplomats at the UN watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told AFP Friday that Iran had begun installing 3,000 centrifuges, the machines which enrich uranium, in a huge underground bunker at its main nuclear facility in the central town of Natanz. The diplomats claimed further that the Islamic state had this week stopped visiting UN inspectors from installing surveillance cameras in the bunker where the production lines, or cascades, of centrifuges are being set up. On Friday, a high-ranking Iranian official denied that new centrifuges are being installed. “There is no and there will be no restriction of inspectors’ access,” the official added, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Two of my favorite people, a high ranking Iranian spokesman, and a U.N. IAEA spokesman. Perhaps the newspaper could throw in a quote from North Korea's beloved leader or Hillary. A high ranking Iranian insisting on anonymity, how about us insisting on at least one line of truth from him? |
| Posted by: whatadeal 2007-02-04 20:47 |
| #2 Amen, FOTSGreg. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-02-04 15:32 |
| #1 There is no and there will be no restriction of inspectorsÂ’ access, There, fixed that for them. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2007-02-04 14:29 |