IAEA Gives Iran "One Last Chance" to Disclose Nuke Program-September, 2003

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http://italy.usembassy.gov/file2003_09/alia/a3091213.htm

12 September 2003

Text: IAEA Gives Iran "One Last Chance" to Disclose Nuke Program, September 12, 2003

(U.S. envoy says Iran not in compliance with NPT safeguards agreement)

The United States has agreed with other governments to give Iran "one last chance" to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concerning the nature and extent of its nuclear program, according to U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Brill.

The official U.S. statement at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Geneva September 12 said that the United States believes "the facts already established by the Agency about Iran's nuclear program would fully justify an immediate finding of non-compliance by Iran with its safeguards obligations." However, other members of the Board of Governors thought there should be "a last chance to elicit Iran's full and prompt cooperation with Agency requests and response to Agency questions." Therefore, the United States has joined in support of the resolution sponsored by Australia, Canada and Japan.

In remarks to the press after the meeting, Brill, who is the U.S. permanent representative to the IAEA, said the resolution passed by the board "gives full backing to the Agency's efforts to get to the bottom of the Iran nuclear issue and to really find what the truth about the Iranian nuclear program is." He said it was absolutely essential for Iran "to respond promptly and fully to the outstanding questions the Agency has for it."

The U.S. statement noted that the report on Iran by the IAEA director general -- as called for in the resolution -- should be available to the Board of Governors at least two weeks before the next meeting, scheduled for November 20. The United States believes "the Agency should have no problem with time to draft its report, if Iran does not delay its cooperation until the last minute -- or beyond."

http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20060510/47938934.html

Another last chance for Iran - 10/ 05/ 2006

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Goncharov) - Iran is being given another chance to avoid sanctions and offered compensations for voluntary self-restrictions on nuclear programs. The question is whether Tehran will accept them.

The traditional format of ministerial meetings on the Iranian problem - the five permanent UN Security Council members (Russia, the United States, China, Britain and France) plus Germany (as a member of the European Trio in talks with Iran) - has failed to agree on a UN Security Council resolution on Iran. The Council did not even hold the vote on the draft, which had been scheduled for last Tuesday. Russia and China, which have the right of veto, reiterated their objection at the meeting of the six foreign ministers in New York.

Talks about a new set of proposals to Iran started immediately afterwards. If Tehran accepts the demand of the international community and returns to a "peaceful nuclear program," it will be given some advantages and reimbursements in the political and economic spheres and, possibly, some security guarantees.

Experts from the six countries are still working on the draft resolution. The five permanent Security Council members instructed the European Trio - France, Britain and Germany - to prepare a number of compensations for Iran. According to U.S. State Secretary Condoleezza Rice, the compensations will be based on Russian and European suggestions. The details have not been disclosed.

[Warren Stupidity]

1. Iran should ignore them.

They have every right to develop a nuclear energy program. If we were interested in a peaceful resolution of this non-crisis, we might start by engaging in direct negotiations with the Iranian government, with an initial goal of establishing normal diplomatic relationships. We aren't interested. As instead they are routinely threatened by our government with an Iraq style attack, the Iranians now also have every right to build a deterrent force to defend themselves against such an attack.

[Oversea Visitor]

2. Ha

It is another last chance for US not to go crazy.
See problems is with US not Iran
We all know
So work hard to come out with way to avoid dumb suituation.

But US do what US does.

[Sinti]

3. returns to a "peaceful nuclear program," - I'm confused

Did anyone ever prove their program wasn't peaceful? They've been swearing it was peaceful all this time, from what I've heard, ready for inspectors to "randomly spot check" facilities and what not. Is this my dream world, or are they just assuming things again?