Iran accepts new UN inspections starting next week, IAEA chief reports
Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said: "I was informed this morning by the Iranian authorities that a new date for the next round of IAEA inspections would be 27 March."
While voicing regret that this represents some delay, he said it was still within the Agency's timetable for conducting a probe.
Mr. ElBaradei also said that he hoped there would be no further postponement of any future inspections in Iran. "It is clearly in the interest of Iran to cooperate fully with the IAEA and adopt a policy of proactive cooperation so that the IAEA can clarify outstanding issues as early as possible," he said.
On Saturday the IAEA Board of Governors, meeting in Vienna, adopted a strongly worded resolution on Iran's omissions in reporting its clandestine nuclear ambitions, calling on Tehran to take a number of steps to rectify the situation. Mr. ElBaradei is due to report back to the Board on the matter in May.