U.N. Nuke Delegation Arrives in Iran

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U.N. Nuke Delegation Arrives in Iran
Published: 7/11/07, 4:25 AM EDT
By NASSER KARIMI

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A delegation from the U.N. nuclear watchdog traveled to Iran on Wednesday to see if the Tehran government is willing to answer all outstanding questions about its disputed nuclear program, state television reported.

The report said a "high-ranking" five-member delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency headed by Deputy Director General Olli Heinonen arrived in Tehran for a two-day visit.

Heinonen planned to meet with Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, later in the day, the report said.

Larijani and IAEA Chief Mohammad ElBaradei met last month in Vienna, Austria. Earlier this week, ElBaradei said Iran had scaled back its uranium enrichment program, suggesting a new willingness from the government to resolve the international standoff over its nuclear defiance.

Members of the U.N. Security Council are preparing to debate a third set of sanctions against the Islamic republic in response to Tehran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, which can produce fuel for civilian energy or fissile material for a bomb.

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