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Iran says nuclear work continues ahead of talks
Iran's atomic work is continuing "non-stop", an Iranian official said on Sunday, on the eve of a new round of talks with the UN nuclear watchdog aimed at defusing Western suspicions about Tehran's intentions.
- Reuters
- Published: 23:05 August 19, 2007
Tehran: Iran's atomic work is continuing "non-stop", an Iranian official said on Sunday, on the eve of a new round of talks with the UN nuclear watchdog aimed at defusing Western suspicions about Tehran's intentions.
Iran, under UN pressure to suspend work the West suspects is aimed at making nuclear bombs, agreed in June to draw up an "action plan" to give the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) more access to its nuclear facilities.
Having repeatedly rejected demands to halt uranium enrichment, diplomats say Iran is showing signs of cooperation with the agency to avert a third round of UN sanctions.
Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's envoy to the Vienna-based IAEA, was speaking ahead of discussions between senior agency and Iranian officials due to start in Tehran today, following talks at the same level in July in the Iranian capital.
"In this round, the issue will be discussed from the legal, technical and political aspects," he told the Mehr News Agency.
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