SWITZERLAND: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY CHIEF MOHAMED ELBARADEI URGES USA TO JOIN EUROPEAN UNION TO PERSUADE IRAN TO GIVE UP ATOMIC PROGRAMME

Record ID: 647092

  • Title: SWITZERLAND: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY CHIEF MOHAMED ELBARADEI URGES USA TO JOIN EUROPEAN UNION TO PERSUADE IRAN TO GIVE UP ATOMIC PROGRAMME
  • Date: 28th January 2005
  • Summary: (BN09) DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (JANUARY 28, 2005) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE VIEW OF CONGRESS HOTEL WITH SECURITY 0.0 2. SLV SECURITY OUTSIDE HOTEL 0.06 3. SLV GAMAL MUBURAL WALKING 0.14 4. SLV INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) CHIEF MOHAMED ELBARADEI ARRIVING 0.23 5. SLV ELBARADEI GREETING GAMAL MUBARAK IN LOBBY 0.33 6. VARIOUS OF MUBARAK SITTING WITH EL BARADEI 0.47 7. WIDE OF BARADEI PUTTING ON COAT AT END OF MEETING 0.54 8. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) CHIEF MOHAMED ELBARADEI, SAYING: "So far we are getting good cooperation and I think we still have work to so but I am optimistic that we are getting good positive cooperation." 1.04 9. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ELBARADEI SAYING: "There is still a lot of concern about the Iranian programme that's why our work is important to make sure that we are creating confidence in the international community, through our verification, that the Iranian programme is a peaceful programme, and we still have work to do and the more Iran cooperates, the better for them and for the international community." 1.32 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ELBARADEI, SAYING: "They (Iran) are cooperating, I have no reason to complain." 1.37 11. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ELBARADEI, SAYING: "I would hope that the U.S. (United States), I think the U.S. supports the E.U. (European Union) process as I know and I would hope the U.S. eventually will be actively engaged with the Europeans and the dialogue with Iran." 1.55 12. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ELBARADEI IN RESPONSE TO QUESTION ON WHETHER HE WILL BE MEETING IRANIANS AT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, SAYING: "I assume so" 1.59 13. SLV ELBARADEI WALKING AWAY 2.06 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Reuters ID: LVA13V1BA6RZAE29ZO4SNNDWCSIH
  • Story Text: Nuclear chief urges the United States to to join the
    European Union on Iran.




    The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Friday
    (January 28) urged the United States to join forces with
    the EU to persuade Iran to give up atomic processes that
    could be used to make weapons.

    France, Britain and Germany are leading a European
    Union initiative to push Tehran to abandon its work on
    producing nuclear fuel in exchange for economic and
    political incentives.

    Washington, which accuses Iran of developing nuclear
    weapons under cover of a civilian atomic energy programme,
    says this effort is doomed and has called for U.N. Security
    Council sanctions to be imposed on the Islamic republic.

    Asked if recent U.S. statements that military action
    could be used to stop Iran from getting a bomb,
    International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed
    ElBaradei said he hoped the United States would opt for
    diplomacy.

    "I would hope that the U.S. eventually would be
    actively engaged with the Europeans in the dialogue with
    Iran," ElBaradei told Reuters on the sidelines of the World
    Economic Forum in this Alpine ski resort.

    Iran denies wanting weapons and insists its nuclear
    ambitions are limited to the peaceful generation of
    electricity.

    The IAEA has been investigating Iran's programme for
    more than two years. It has found no clear evidence that Iran is
    trying
    to get atomic weapons, but did find that
    Iran concealed potentially arms-related activities for
    nearly two decades.

    ElBaradei said Iran has been cooperating with IAEA
    inspectors, though the agency has more work to do there.

    "So far, we are getting good cooperation and I think we
    still have work to do. But I'm optimistic that we're
    getting good positive cooperation."
    He added that it was up to Iran to build confidence
    that its nuclear ambitions did not include the bomb.

    "There is still a lot of concern about the Iranian
    programme," he said. "The more Iran cooperates the better
    for them and for the international community."



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