NAM Welcomes Upcoming Iran-IAEA Talks

Vienna, Dec. 1, IRNA – The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in a statement supported Iran's peaceful nuclear activities, and welcomed the upcoming talks between Islamic Republic of Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to be held in Tehran for achieving a new modality. Iran's Ambassador and Permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh as head of NAM-Vienna Branch read out the NAM statement at the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting on Thursday. At IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on Thursday, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said that he expected Iran and IAEA would reach an agreement on the new modality plan proposed by Tehran to help resolve the nuclear dispute. IAEA is fully determined to hold dialogue with Iran as grounds for resolving the issue through diplomatic means are well-prepared, Amano said. All should seize the opportunity and help resolve the issue through diplomatic means, he added. Next round of talks between Iran and IAEA will be held on December 13 in Tehran, Amano said. It is necessary to mention that all should try to help in drawing up a new modality plan to help resolve nuclear issue between Iran and IAEA. Iran and IAEA have successfully resolved their previous disputes. Iran believes that its modality plan proposed in the year 2007 is regarded as a good pattern for drawing up the new modality plan. Tehran believes that the proposed modality should be pursued step by step. Iran also believes that there should be limits to the questions posed by the IAEA and they should agree not to pose any new question upon Iran's response. IAEA should explicitly announce that what incentive or privileges they will give Iran following the country's cooperation. Next issue would be about Parchin where IAEA is willing to inspect. IAEA inspectors have inspected the site but since Parchin is not a nuclear facility, Iran cannot accept their request for keeping its door open for ever. Based on a proposal made by Moscow Iran will answer to all questions regarding military activities on condition that the western states lift all types of sanctions against the country. In fact Moscow's proposal urges the G5+1 to give move incentives to Iran upon Iran's cooperation. The last meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in the year 2012 kicked off in Vienna on Thursday. Amano issued a 13 page document on Iran's peaceful nuclear activities to IAEA Board of Governor ten days ago. In the report Amano once again underlined that Tehran is committed to resolving its dispute with IAEA. The last round of talks between Iran and IAEA was held on August 24./end