Draft text for UN Security Council statement on Iran
United Nations, Mar 15: Following is the text of proposals for a UN Security Council statement, backed by the United States, Britain and France and distributed to all 15 council members.
The Security Council: Notes with serious concern the many IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) reports and resolutions related to Iran's nuclear program, reported to it by the IAEA Director General, including the February IAEA Board Resolution (GOV/2006/14).
Also notes with serious concern that the (IAEA) Director General's report of 27 February lists a number of outstanding issues and concerns, including topics which could have a military nuclear dimension, resulting in an absence of confidence that Iran's nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes.
Endorses the IAEA Board of Governors' continuing role, and commends and encourages the Director General of the IAEA and its secretariat for their ongoing professional and impartial efforts to resolve outstanding issues in Iran; Notes with regret Iran's decision to resume enrichment-related activities and to suspend co-operation with the IAEA under the Additional Protocol (of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that allows spot inspections).
Calls upon Iran to take the steps needed to begin building confidence in establishing the exclusively peaceful purpose of its nuclear program and resolve outstanding questions by fully complying with the requirements set out by the IAEA Board, and specifically:
(i)
to
reestablish
full
and
sustained
suspension
of
all
enrichment-related
and
reprocessing
activities,
including
research
and
development,
as
set
out
in
Board
resolutions
and
to
be
verified
by
the
IAEA;
(ii)
to
reconsider
the
construction
of
a
research
reactor
moderated
by
heavy
water;
(iii)
promptly
to
ratify
and
implement
in
full
the
Additional
Protocol;
(iv)
to
resume
implementation
of
the
Additional
Protocol,
which
Iran
signed
on
18
December
2003,
and,
pending
ratification,
to
continue
to
act
in
accordance
with
its
provisions;
and
(v)
to
implement
transparency
measures
and
engage
in
active
cooperation,
as
requested
by
the
Director
General
including
in
GOV/2005/75,
which
extend
beyond
the
formal
requirements
of
the
Safeguards
Agreement
and
Additional
Protocol,
and
include
access
to
individuals,
documentation
relating
to
procurement,
dual
use
equipment,
certain
military
owned
workshops
and
research
and
development
locations,
as
the
IAEA
may
request
in
support
of
its
ongoing
investigations.
Underlines that full and sustained suspension is essential to build confidence and address outstanding issues; Reminds all States of their obligations under Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) to establish and enforce effective measures, including export controls, to prevent proliferation.
Reaffirms that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their means of delivery, constitutes a threat to international peace and security; Expresses the conviction that continued Iranian enrichment-related activity would intensify international concern, whereas full, verified Iranian compliance with the requirements set out by the IAEA Board would pave the way to a negotiated solution that guarantees Iran's nuclear program is for exclusively peaceful purposes.
Requests that the Director General of the IAEA reports to the Security Council in [14?] days on Iranian compliance with the requirements set out by the IAEA Board, and agrees to keep this issue under review.
Reuters