The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency
(<http://www.iaea.org/>IAEA) today called on Iran to immediately
suspend the construction of a recently-disclosed uranium enrichment
facility, and cooperate more fully to resolve all outstanding issues
related to its nuclear programme.
In a <http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Board/2009/gov2009-82.pdf>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 ou
tgoing Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei,
<http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Statements/2009/ebsp2009n021.html>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.
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