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VIENNA – A senior U.N. nuclear agency official urged Iran on Monday toallow access to sites, people and documents it seeks in its probeof suspicions that Tehran conducted secret research into nuclearweapons development. The appeal came as International Atomic Energy Agency officialsrenewed talks with Iranian envoys aimed at persuading Tehran toallow IAEA experts to visit a suspect site at the Parchin militarycomplex. The agency believes that site was used by Iran to test multipointexplosives of the type used to set off a nuclear charge. Irandenies such experiments and insists it has no plans to turn itscivilian nuclear program to making weapons. A computer-generated drawing obtained by The Associated Press froma country tracking Iran's nuclear program depicts a containmentchamber that would be used for such work. The IAEA has notcommented, but Olli Heinonen, who was the senior official in chargeof the Iran file until he left the IAEA last year, says the drawingis "very similar" to a photo he has seen and identifies as that ofthe Iranian chamber, adding even the colors of the two imagesmatch. IAEA Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts said the agency wasseeking Iran's cooperation, ahead of Monday's talks at Iran'smission to the IAEA and other Vienna-based U.N. organizations. "We are here to continue our dialogue with Iran in a positivespirit," Nackaerts told reporters. "The aim of our two days (talks)is to reach an agreement on an approach to resolve all outstandingissues with Iran. "In particular, clarification of the possible military dimensionsremains our priority," Naeckerts said, adding: "It's important nowthat we can engage on the substance on these issues and that Iranlet us access people, information, documents and sites." The official who shared computer-generated drawing said it provesthe chamber exists, despite Tehran's refusal to acknowledge it. Hesaid it is based on information from a person who had seen thechamber at the Parchin military site, adding that going into detailwould endanger the life of that informant. The official comes from an IAEA member country that is severelycritical of Iran's assertions that its nuclear activities arepeaceful and asserts they are a springboard for making atomic arms. Beyond IAEA hopes of progress, the two-day meeting is being closelywatched by six powers trying to persuade Iran to make nuclearconcessions aimed at reducing fears it may want to develop atomicarms as a mood-setter for May 23 talks between the six and Tehranin Baghdad. Warnings by Israel that it may attack Iran's nuclear facilitieseased after Iran and the six - the United States, Russia, China,Britain, France and Germany - met last month and agreed there wasenough common will for the Baghdad round. But with the Jewish statesaying it is determined to stop Iran before it develops thecapacity to build nuclear weapons, failure at the Iraq talks couldturn such threats into reality. The IAEA has been blocked by Iran for more than four years inattempts to probe what it says is intelligence from member statesstrongly suggesting that Iran secretly worked on developing nuclearweapons. Iran says the suspicions are based on forged intelligencefrom the United States, Israel and others. The agency first mentioned the suspected existence of the structurein a November report that described "a large explosives containmentvessel" for experiments on triggering a nuclear explosion, addingthat it had satellite images "consistent with this information." It did not detail what the images showed. But a senior diplomatfamiliar with the IAEA's investigation who has also seen the imageprovided to the AP said they revealed a cylinder similar to theimage at Parchin. Subsequent photos showed a roof and walls goingup around the cylinder that then hid the chamber from satellitesurveillance. IAEA chief Yukiya Amano said in March that his agency has "credibleinformation that indicates that Iran engaged in activities relevantto the development of nuclear explosive devices" at the site.Diplomats subsequently told the AP that the experiments also appearto have involved a small prototype neutron device used to spark anuclear explosion - equipment that would be tested only if acountry was trying to develop atomic weapons. Iran has strenuously denied conducting such work - and anyintentions to build nuclear weapons - but has been less clear onwhether the structure where it allegedly took place exists. The senior diplomat familiar with the IAEA investigations said theIranians have refused to comment "one way or the other" on thatissue to agency experts. He and others interviewed by the APdemanded anonymity because their information was privileged, andthe official providing the drawing and other details on thestructure also demanded that he and his country not be identifiedin return for sharing classified intelligence. Attempts to get Iranian reaction over the weekend wereunsuccessful. with calls to officials in Vienna going to voicemail. Chief Iranian negotiator Ali Asghar Soltanieh had no commentto reporters as he went into the talks. I am an expert from pharma-intermediate.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Multi Vitamin Powder , Antipyretics and Analgesics Manufacturer, Food Additives Ingredients,and more.
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