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9/24 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050924/ap_on_re_mi_ea/nuclear_agency_iran IAEA votes to refer Iran to UN Security Council. In order to obtain abstentions from China and Russia, language specifying "sanctions" and including a specific date were dropped. \_ how about N.Korea? |
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| news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050924/ap_on_re_mi_ea/nuclear_agency_iran Click Here The council possibly could impose sanctions if it determined that Iran vi olated the treaty, but that is unlikely since China and Russia, which wi eld Security Council vetoes, oppose those efforts. European Union motion was approved by only 22 of the 35 member nations. Only twice in th e past two decades has the IAEA board voted on an issue instead of adopt ing a resolution by consensus. Washington suspects Iran is trying to develop atomic bombs, while Tehran maintains its activities are for generating electricity. Britain, France and Germany have negotiated with Iran on behalf of the 25-nation EU. Saturday's approval reflected board concern over Iran's "long history of concealment and deception," chief US representative Gregory Schulte sa id. The board is "concerned that Iran's activities pose an increasing threat to international peace and security," Schulte said. But Iran's delegation head, Javad Vaeidi, said strong opposition by many board members reflected that "there is no consensus on the way forward." He warned of retaliation, declaring: "Threat invokes threat." Tehran warned Friday that, if the resolution was approved, it could retal iate by starting uranium enrichment a possible path to nuclear arms and reduce IAEA powers to inspect its activities under the additional ag reement it signed but had not yet ratified. Diplomats accredited to the agency who requested anonymity because their information was confidential said both threats were contained in unsigne d letters and shown by a member of the Iranian delegation to the IAEA ch ief, Mohamed ElBaradei. If signed and submitted, the letters become part of the official record. Diplomats inside Saturday's closed meeting, who demanded anonymity becaus e they were discussing confidential information, said the EU draft resol ution adopted by the board was the one submitted Friday after last-minut e talks collapsed with Russia and China on modifications meant to make t he text milder in exchange for Moscow's and Beijing's overt support. The EU draft called on the board to consider reporting Iran to the counci l As grounds, it mentioned noncompliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferat ion Treaty and suspicions that Iran's nuclear activities could threaten international peace and security, according to a copy obtained by The As sociated Press. The Security Council could impose sanctions if it determines that Iran vi olated the treaty, but the draft did not mention sanctions, in recogniti on of Russian and Chinese opposition. Still, it was unequivocal in saying that unless Iran ends uranium conve rsion and clears up questions remaining about its past nuclear activitie s grounds exist for it to be referred to the Security Council. A nation's failure to comply with the treaty is automatic grounds for a r eport to the Security Council under IAEA statutes, and the draft said "I ran's many failures and breaches of its obligations ... Additionally, Iran's spotty record on cooperating with an IAEA investigat ion that began in 2002 has led to an "absence of confidence that Iran's nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes," the document said . That finding puts Iran "within the competence of the Security Council, as the organ bearing the main responsibility for the maintenance of int ernational peace and security," the text said. The draft did not specify a time frame for referral, but outlined what Ir an must do to avoid being brought before the Security Council, including giving IAEA experts access to nuclear-related documents and sites, susp ending all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities and ratifying an inspection agreement with the IAEA. The Europeans for years avoided US demands for support in its push to h aul Iran before the Security Council. They reluctantly swung behind Wash ington last month after Tehran effectively walked away from talks with B ritain, France and Germany meant to reduce suspicions about its nuclear aims and began uranium conversion. Gregory Schulte, head of the US delegation to the IAEA, speaks to m edia during the 35-nation board of governors meeting of the Internationa l Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the International Center in Vienna on S aturday, Sept. The informati on contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewr itten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associ ated Press. |