IAEA demands access to Iranian military site
September 10th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The head of the UN nuclear watchdog urged Iran Monday to grant IAEA inspectors immediate access to the Parchin facility, the agency reported on its ... Read more...
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Iran, IAEA to hold talks in May
April 28th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, April 28 (IANS) Iran's permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog have agreed to hold a new round of ... Read more...
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Iran to allow IAEA to visit its military base
March 6th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, March 6 (IANS) Iran will allow the UN nuclear watchdog experts to visit its Parchin military base, said the office of Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) representative in ... Read more...
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Iran not pursuing n-arms, says Khamenei
February 22nd, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 22 (IANS) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Tehran is not pursuing nuclear weapons.Khamenei's remarks came after the latest round of talks between Iran and ... Read more...
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Iran invites IAEA inspectors to visit n-sites
December 22nd, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 22 (IANS) Iran has invited inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit nuclear establishments in the country, an official said.Ali-Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's permanent representative to ... Read more...
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No military component in Iran’s nuclear programme: Russia
December 10th, 2011 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There is no military component in Iran's nuclear programme, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister has said.Western powers and Israel suspect Iran of seeking to build nuclear ... Read more...
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‘IAEA resolution not to stop Iran’s nuclear programme’
November 20th, 2011 - 8:12 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 20 (IANS) Iran will not stop its nuclear programme following the resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Xinhua reported Iranian officials as saying.On Friday, the ... Read more...
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US expects strong IAEA message for Iran
November 18th, 2011 - 7:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) The US expects a "strong and unified" message to Iran from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the State Department Thursday, as the UN nuclear ... Read more...
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US using IAEA as a tool: Iran
November 7th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 7 (IANS) A senior member of Iran's Assembly of Experts, Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami, said Monday that the United States is using the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ... Read more...
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Iran says IAEA’s documents on its missile programme ‘baseless’
November 6th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 5 (IANS) Iran's Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Saturday the documents of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on his country's missile programme are "unfounded and baseless"."The alleged ... Read more...
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China urges resolving Iran nuclear issue through diplomacy
October 29th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 28 (IANS) China will continue to maintain close communication with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and unswervingly adhere to resolving the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomatic negotiations, ... Read more...
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IAEA to refer Syrian nuclear issue to UNSC
June 10th, 2011 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 9 (IANS) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Thursday asked Syria to fully cooperate over its outstanding nuclear issues and decided to report the issue to the ... Read more...
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Israelis bombed Syrian ‘nuclear facility site’ in 2007: IAEA
April 29th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Apr 29(ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano has said that a target destroyed by Israeli warplanes in the Syrian desert in 2007 was the covert site of ... Read more...
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Japan nuclear crisis far from over: IAEA chief
March 27th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 27 (ANI): The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, has said that Japan was "still far from the end of the accident" at its Fukushima nuclear ... Read more...
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Sea water off Kukushima has high level of radioactive iodine
March 24th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Radioactive iodine in seawater near an outlet at the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant has been detected at 147 times the safety limit, the Kyodo ... Read more...
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Fukushima nuclear power plant crisis will be effectively overcome: IAEA chief
March 22nd, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 22(ANI): The situation at Japan's quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remains very serious, but it will be effectively overcome, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano has said.The ... Read more...
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UAE, IAEA working on safe nuclear energy programme
December 3rd, 2010 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Dec 3 (IANS/WAM) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday it is working closely with the United Arab Emirates on the establishment of a safe and secure nuclear programme in ... Read more...
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US calls for action on Iranian nuclear inspector ban
September 15th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Sep 15 (DPA) The US Wednesday called on members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna to consider taking action after Iran's repeated refusal to admit certain IAEA nuclear ... Read more...
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Pressure builds on Iran, Israel N-programmes
June 7th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 7 (DPA) Iran and Israel found themselves under increasing pressure over their nuclear programmes at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Monday, as both countries came under the spotlight at ... Read more...
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Iran sends letter to IAEA on swap deal
May 23rd, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 23 (IANS) Iran Sunday handed over a letter to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano on a nuclear swap deal reached with Brazil and Turkey, the Iranian state-run ... Read more...
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IAEA chief calls Iran talks constructive (Lead)
April 26th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, April 26 (IANS) International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano has said talks with Iran on a previously proposed nuclear fuel exchange deal have been constructive.
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IAEA seeks more funds after nuclear security summit
April 15th, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 15 (IANS) The United Nations agency that plays a leading role in trying to stop terrorists getting their hands on nuclear materials is seeking greater funding to carry ... Read more...
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IAEA ready to help nations secure nuclear material
April 14th, 2010 - 7:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (DPA) The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has welcomed the commitment in Washington of world leaders to secure nuclear materials, and said his agency was ready to ... Read more...
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Iran urges IAEA chief to reconsider nuclear report
February 21st, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 21 (IANS) Head of Iran's Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi Sunday urged the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, to reconsider his report on Iran's nuclear ... Read more...
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IAEA concerned over Iranian enrichment boost
February 9th, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Feb 9 (DPA) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano has said he was concerned about Iran's announcement that it would ramp up its uranium enrichment programme.
The IAEA has tried ... Read more...
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Japan’s Amano confirmed as ElBaradei’s successor at IAEA
July 3rd, 2009 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 3 (DPA) Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency unanimously designated Japan's Yukiyo Amano as the next IAEA chief Friday, ending a rift between developing and industrialised countries over his ... Read more...
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IAEA fails to elect ElBaradei’s successor
March 27th, 2009 - 3:24 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, March 27 (Xinhua) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Thursday failed to elect a new chief after three rounds of voting.
Neither of the two candidates - Japan's Yukiya Amano and ... Read more...
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Japanese secures lead in race for IAEA top post
February 16th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Feb 16 (DPA) In the race to succeed Mohamed ElBaradei at the helm of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Japanese ambassador Yukiya Amano has secured a clear lead over South ... Read more...
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