TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iran and the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday agreed on a working plan to
clarify outstanding ambiguities over Tehran's nuclear program, a top IAEA
official said.
"We have in front of us an agreed working plan
...(and) agreed on modalities on how to implement it," IAEA Deputy Director
General Olli Heinonen told a press conference.
International Atomic Energy Agency
Deputy Director Olli Heinonen (L) shakes hands with Javad Vaeedi, Iran's
deputy nuclear negotiator, after a joint news conference in Tehran August
21, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo
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He
made the remarks after two days of talks between the visiting IAEA delegation
and Iranian negotiators, led by Deputy Secretary of Supreme National Security
Council Javad Vaeedi, over Iran's nuclear program.
"We have a timeline for the implementation," Heinonen said."
We talked about the details and the steps to be taken." Heinonen said that
details on the working plan would be revealed in an IAEA report on Iran's
nuclear program that is due to be released in two weeks.
At the same press conference, Vaeedi said that both
sides came up with a working plan on how to address the outstanding issues over
Tehran's nuclear program.
The IAEA delegation arrived in Tehran early Monday
for the third, and final, round of nuclear talks over a working plan.
IAEA deputy director Olli Heinonen (L)
looks at Javad Vaeedi, Iran's deputy nuclear negotiator, during a media
conference in Tehran August 21, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
The first round of the Iran-IAEA talks was held on
July 11,during which the two sides agreed on the IAEA inspectors' visit to Arak
heavy water research reactor.
The second round was held in Vienna on July 24, in
which the two parties set a date for the IAEA inspectors' visit to Arak
facilities. The IAEA inspectors visited the Arak reactor on July30.
Before then, Iran had blocked inspections from the
IAEA to its nuclear sites since January this year after the UN Security Council
imposed sanctions over the country's controversial nuclear program.
The Arak reactor, located about 280 km southwest of
Iran's capital, could produce plutonium as a by-product when it is completed in
2009. Yet plutonium can also be used to make nuclear bombs.
The U.S. and other Western countries have accused
Iran of trying to develop atomic weapons under a civilian cover, but Iran denies
such accusation, saying it just wants to generate electricity.
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation and
Iranian negotiators wrapped up their third round of talks over Iran's nuclear program on
Tuesday, Iran's Press TV channel reported on its website.
The talks, opened on Monday, were aimed at reaching
an agreement over a modality plan to clear up the remaining ambiguities about
Iran's nuclear program, the report said. Full story
