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Last update - 20:43 03/02/2008 IAEA chief brushes off concern over Arab nuclear development By The Associated Press Tags: Arab states  The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said Sunday that he was not concerned about Arab countries using nuclear energy for power development, despite international controversy over Iran's atomic program. Many countries in the Mideast have expressed interest in developing peaceful atomic energy programs in response to rising domestic energy consumption and possibly to counter Iran's nuclear activities. Advertisement "All the Arab countries' nuclear activities will be under agency safeguard systems, so I don't see a reason why anybody should be concerned about ... Arab countries using nuclear energy for power development," Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told reporters after meeting with Arab League chief Amr Moussa in Cairo. The IAEA chief said Arab countries were not focused on the sensitive parts of the nuclear fuel cycle, which he argued should be under multinational control. "Usually there is concern where there is more proliferation with regard to the sensitive parts of the fuel cycle: enrichment activities, reprocessing activities," said ElBaradei. "All enrichment, all reprocessing activities should be under regional or multinational control, but we are not at this stage here in the Middle East." Iran has defied UN Security Council demands that it suspend uranium enrichment, a process that can produce fuel for a nuclear reactor or fissile material for a bomb. ElBaradei said the IAEA was making good progress resolving outstanding questions about the history of Iran's nuclear program and called on Tehran to cooperate with the agency to clarify its present activities. Many Western countries fear Iran's program could pave the way for weapons development, but Tehran insists it is focused only on electricity generation. "I hope again that Iran will continue to demonstrate full cooperation with the agency because the more we can clarify the past, have a good grasp on the present, the more we can help to build confidence about the future nuclear activities of Iran," said ElBaradei. The UN Security Council has passed two rounds of sanctions against Iran for the country's refusal to suspend enrichment, and major powers among the group have agreed on the outlines of a third set. But diplomats say a third round of sanctions is unlikely to be approved until the IAEA delivers its next report on Iran's program in February. Bookmark to del.icio.us   60 years later The JNF is reportedly planning to commemorate demolished Palestinian villages. Mika and Amy Mika says he would like to work with Amy Winehouse on her 'Jewish album'.   1.   We are in safe hands with Mohamed 19:50  |  SystemF 03/02/08   2.   ElBaradei has lost his mind.....Throw is schmuck out. 20:02  |  mk 03/02/08   3.   ELBARADEI IS AN ARAB MUSLIM 20:52  |  Iskander 03/02/08   4.   iaea monitoring 20:59  |  allan 03/02/08   5.   I fully suppory El baradei and Arab nuclear programs 21:07  |  Moise 03/02/08   6.   IAEA has a horrible track record 21:21  |  Gili 03/02/08   7.   #5 More likely you just support the slaughter of Jews 21:22  |  Gili 03/02/08   8.   Whats the fuss 21:35  |  Mike 03/02/08   9.   LOYALTY AND ELBARADEI 21:48  |  Iskander 03/02/08   10.   Re: #5 21:50  |  Proud Jew 03/02/08   11.   What business is it of Israel? 22:11  |  Pablo B 03/02/08   12.   ayrab nukes 22:20  |  Mark 03/02/08   13.   Gili 22:42  |  Rab 03/02/08   14.   #7 22:50  |  staydead23 03/02/08   15.   I am surprised that the arabs have waiting THIS long 23:16  |  US A 03/02/08   16.   Elbaradei is arab by name 23:53  |  pal 03/02/08   17.   Reporting from the Front Line of Israel`s Secret War 00:16  |  Joseph E . post 1 04/02/08   18.   Reporting from the Front Line of Israel`s Secret War 00:17  |  Joseph E . post 2 04/02/08   19.   Reporting from the Front Line of Israel`s Secret War 00:18  |  Joseph E . Post 3 04/02/08   20.   brushes off ! Yeah Right , More Like Drugg to Drowse 00:22  |  Joseph . E 04/02/08   21.   What a surprise 02:56  |  Frank 04/02/08   22.   What`s going on over at Dimona??? 03:37  |  Mike- Sydney 04/02/08   23.   And what do you expect from Muhammad? 04:47  |  Alex 04/02/08   24.   El Baradei - The fox is watching the henhouse 05:05  |  * BEN JABO 04/02/08   25.   #22 Mike Sydney - I`ll tell you what`s going on 05:07  |  * BEN JABO 04/02/08   26.   Present Nuclear peace. Future Nuclear Bombs 06:22  |  The Archives 04/02/08   27.   Nuclear capabilities. 06:35  |  The Archives 04/02/08   28.   in my opinion, 1 is talking ab. a fictitious 17:42  |  bozhidar bob balkas 04/02/08

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