Soltanieh: ElBaradei's report proves non-diversion in Iran's program

Vienna, Sept 16, IRNA - Iran's IAEA envoy Ali-Asghar Soltanieh said on Monday that the IAEA Chief Mohammed ElBaradei's report proved no diversion in Iran's peaceful nuclear program.

"Even if the IAEA chief reports on Iran ten years later, he will give
the same message that there is no evidence at hand to substantiate
diversion in Iran's nuclear activities to military grade.

The report (of ElBaradei today) also proved that with the inspections,
which have been unprecedented in history, there has been no diversion
and all nuclear substances (of the country) have been checked," said
Soltanieh in an interview with IRNA.

Asked about the alleged studies, he said, "As repeatedly announced
explicitly, to solve the remaining issues on engagement basis, we and
the IAEA have jointly worked out the action plan and reached agreement
on it."
He said that within this framework, six remaining problems were
investigated and solved and the IAEA informed international community
that its findings are completely consistent with Iran's assertions.

"But as for the alleged studies it should be said that the IAEA failed
to forward related documents based on its commitment and on the agreed
date due to the US procrastination and their (Americans') interference
in the Agency's internal affairs. So, based on the points observed,
Iran in more than 117 pages gave logical answers, proving that the US
claims on laptop are totally baseless and fabricated," he added.

He underlined that therefore, based on plan of action, Iran has been
adhering to its commitments; so, implementation of the Safeguards
should become something routine.

"As Mr. ElBaradei's report mentions, Iran is ready to respond to
remaining IAEA questions in line with its commitments and the IAEA and
NPT charter after the normalization process (implementation of the
Safeguards)," Soltanieh said.