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U.N. delegation to Iran for nuclear talks

Iran Says UN Nuclear Team to Visit This Month for Talks VOA News, 17 Jan,  Iran says senior U.N. nuclear officials will travel to the country later this month to discuss their concerns about the Iranian nuclear program.

Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency Ali Asghar Soltanieh said Tuesday the U.N. delegation will visit Tehran from January 29 to 31 for talks on topics “of interest” to the agency. He says Tehran’s agreement to host the team led by IAEA deputy
director-general Herman Nackaerts is a “sign of transparency” in Iran’s nuclear activities and engagement with the United Nations.

The IAEA issued a report last November saying it has evidence suggesting that Iran has been researching the development and delivery of nuclear weapons. Iran says the report was based on fabrications. It insists the Iranian nuclear program is only for peaceful use. ….
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Iran-Says-UN-Nuclear-Team-to-Visit-This-Month-for-Talks-137497473.html

January 18, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general