IAEA
chief Yukiya Amano said today Iran’s role in IAEA investigation of any past
work on nuclear weapons meets the nuclear watchdog agency’s strict standards.
Amano acknowledged that samples used so far in determining whether Iran tried
to develop a nuclear weapon at Parchin military site were collected by the
Iranian experts, but added their probe was within the IAEA guidelines.
Meanwhile,
IAEA deputy director Tero Varjoranta, who along with Amano visited Parchin
military site yesterday, said the criteria at Parchin included invasive
monitoring by video and still cameras while the sampling took place; GPS
tracking of sampling process; IAEA agreement on where the samples were to be
taken; review by peers of the inspection process; risk assessment and strict
observance to make sure the the procedures were followed step by step. (AP, 21
September)
It has been impressive the level of creativity involved in constituting JCPOA and the IAEA investigation.
Quite a turnaround from the unsuccessful diktat that characterized negotiations in 2009, and the diplomatic reversal that doomed the 2010 Tehran Declaration.
It has been impressive the level of creativity involved in constituting JCPOA and the IAEA investigation.
ReplyDeleteQuite a turnaround from the unsuccessful diktat that characterized negotiations in 2009, and the diplomatic reversal that doomed the 2010 Tehran Declaration.