IAEA report repetition of old claims

TEHRAN,Nov.10(MNA)-- Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh said that the report “is the repetition of old claims, which Iran had proven baseless in a 117-page written reply.” IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano released such a report despite the fact that “Iran had officially announced its readiness to engage in negotiations and study the issues expertly, and this shows that the move was unprofessional and political which has definitely damaged the agency’s credibility,” Soltanieh stated. He added, “The agency’s director issued such a report despite efforts and warnings by Russia and China and the Non-Aligned Movement member states which illustrates that he ignores the expectations of the majority of countries. Besides, providing the five nuclear weapons states with those documents a week before their release has set a dangerous precedent at the agency.” “The move has also met with protests from the majority of the agency’s member states,” the Iranian ambassador said. He added, “Over the past eight years, Iran has repeatedly proven that claims made by the United States are unfounded, and, after eight years, no evidence of diversion of nuclear materials to military purposes has been found. The international community will judge these allegations politically motivated.”