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TEHRAN - Iran's atomic work is continuing "non-stop", an Iranian official said yesterday, on the eve of a new round of talks with the United Nations nuclear watchdog aimed at defusing Western suspicions.
Iran, under UN pressure to suspend activities the West suspects is aimed at making nuclear bombs, agreed in June to draw up an "action plan" to give the International Atomic Energy Agency more access to its nuclear facilities.
Having rejected demands to halt uranium enrichment, diplomats say, Iran is showing signs of co-operation with the agency.
Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's envoy to the Vienna-based IAEA, was speaking ahead of discussions between senior agency and Iranian officials due to start in Tehran yesterday.
"Iran's enrichment activities are continuing non-stop and under the full supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency," he said.
Iran says it solely wants to generate electricity so that Opec's No 2 producer can sell more of its valuable oil and gas.
- REUTERS
