UN Security Council to decide on Iran only after IAEA report

United Nations, Apr 13 (UNI) United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan reminded Iran of its promise to develop peaceful uses of nuclear energy and expressed hope that it would be able to come to the table to work with the international community in finding a negotiated solution.

UN Council members including the permanent-five, are waiting for a report to be submitted this month-end by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Iran's compliance that it is using nuclear energy only for peaceful purposes - and not utilising it for making a bomb.

Head of the Vienna-based UN agency, Mr ElBaradei, is on his way to Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders on resuming cooperation with the nuclear non-proliferation regulations.

''When we have this report, we will react,'' French envoy to the UN, Jean-Marc de la Sabliere, told reporters yesterday.

Meanwhile, Tehran had already announced earlier this week that it enriched its first batch of uranium, evoking concern in the Security Council, diplomatic sources said.

According to John Bolton, American envoy to the United Nations, all the five P-5 members shared the concern.

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed from The Hague for all involved to ''cool down'' the rhetoric and actively search for a diplomatic solution.

''Yes, they have pursued their research,'' he said, according to a UN statement released here yesterday in the Dutch capital.

On March 29, in its first official action after the matter was referred to it by the IAEA, the UN Council called on Iran to re-establish full and sustained suspension of all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development, in a manner that is verified by it.

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