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Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian Vice-President and head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said during the opening session of 57th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held in Vienna on Sept. 16, 2013, that Iran new administration wants to cooperate closer with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the issue of the nuclear activities of his country.
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, who heads his country’s delegation to the Vienna conference, said that Salehi’s “words have to be followed by concrete actions”. Moniz accused Iran in his speech of continuing to take “provocative actions that raise legitimate concerns” about its nuclear program, an apparent reference to recent expansion of its uranium enrichment capacity.
Iran Wants to Be Close In Cooperation With The IAEA
Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian Vice-President and head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said during the opening session of 57th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held in Vienna on Sept. 16, 2013, that Iran new administration wants to cooperate closer with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the issue of the nuclear activities of his country.
He said: “This time we are coming with a more full-fledged … desire for this”. He made it clear that the Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, had pledged to smooth relations with world powers to help ease stringent sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic over its atomic activities. He added: “I have come here with the message of the new president of my country for strengthening and broadening our current cooperation with the IAEA in order to put an end to Iran’s nuclear dossier”.
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, who heads his country’s delegation to the Vienna conference, said that Salehi’s “words have to be followed by concrete actions”. Moniz accused Iran in his speech of continuing to take “provocative actions that raise legitimate concerns” about its nuclear program, an apparent reference to recent expansion of its uranium enrichment capacity.
On September 16 2013, representatives of the member states of the IAEA gathered in Vienna for 5 days of the Agency’s 57th General Conference.
IAEA Director Yukiya Amano delivered a statement during the opening session. He said: “We give high priority to assisting developing countries, through our Technical Cooperation programme, in using nuclear technology in areas such as cancer control, food and agriculture, and water management. These issues have been highlighted in our annual Scientific Forums. We have reduced the number of small TC projects and are focusing on larger projects with more impact in countries, or entire regions”.
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