Talking to The Times of India here on the sidelines of the Fukushima ministerial conference, days after the latest round of negotiations between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog, Amano called for a sense of urgency in dealing with the situation.
Amano described the situation as worrying. This was even as he admitted that there had been some progress in talks between the IAEA and Iran on December 13 and that both sides did seem willing to reach an agreement. We have been negotiating for close to 1 year but we don't have concrete results and that is worrying," Amano told, adding that he had identified areas where Iran needed to do more.
There has to be a sense of urgency. If we cannot find solution, the situation will escalate. IAEA wants to solve the issue through diplomatic means and we remain committed to dialogue," he added.
Talking on record for the first time about the outcome of the December 13 dialogue, Amano still managed to sound hopeful when he said that both sides seemed to be moving towards an agreement.
We have just finished the last round and while there was no agreement, there was progress. Both sides are willing to reach an agreement and that is the right path because it is in the interest of Iran too," he said. IAEA wants to be able to visit sites in Iran, including the military facility at Parchin, and scrutinize records related to what Amano described as activities concerning development of nuclear explosive devices.
Iran too had earlier described the latest round of negotiations as positive. Amano described the issue as very complicated. As a member of NPT, Iran should not be developing nuclear weapons. We are not saying that Iran has nuclear weapons but we have information that Iran has engaged in activities related to development of nuclear explosive devices and so we want to clarify," said Amano. For that to happen, Iran has to cooperate with us.
Without cooperation from Iran, we cannot say whether or not their activities are for peaceful purposes," he added. Amano said that the IAEA-Iran talks were completely independent of the Iran-P5+1 process. Their scope is different. We have nothing to do with sanctions and we don't make any security assessment. IAEA is about safeguards and implementation of UNSC resolutions and about ascertaining if Iran's activities are for peaceful purposes,: said Amano.
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