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VIENNA / ELBARADEI
STORY: VIENNA / ELBARADEI
TRT: 1.48
SOURCE: IAEA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 15 JUNE 2009, VIENNA, AUSTRIA / FILE
FILE – RECENT, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
1. Wide shot, exterior IAEA headquarters
15 JUNE 2009 – VIENNA, AUSTRIA
2. Wide shot, IAEA boardroom and delegates listening
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“I am greatly concerned at subsequent news of a second nuclear test by the DPRK last month. I deeply regret this, particularly at a time when the prospects for progress on nuclear disarmament are far better than they have been at any time in the recent past. This is a wrong step in the wrong direction which has again created an environment of confrontation. I call on all parties to continue to work for a comprehensive solution through diplomatic means.”
4. Med shot, delegates listening
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“The Agency has been able to continue to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran. Regrettably, Iran has not implemented any of the measures called for by the Security Council and by the Agency’s Board of Governors. And there has been no movement by Iran on outstanding issues which need to be clarified to exclude the possibility of military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear program.”
6. Med shot, delegates listening
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“I am encouraged, nonetheless, by the new initiative of the United States to engage the Islamic Republic of Iran in direct dialogue, without preconditions and on the basis of mutual respect.
8. Med shot, delegates listening
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
“I hope that Iran will respond to the US initiative with an equal gesture of goodwill and trust-building.”
10. Zoom out, board meeting
In his opening statement to the Board of Governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna today (15 June), IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei reported on nuclear safeguards in North Korea, Iran and Syria, as well as issues of programme and budget.
ElBaradei said he was “greatly concerned” at the news of a second nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) last month, calling it “a wrong step in the wrong direction.”
On Iran, ElBaradei said he regretted that measures called for by the Security Council and by the Agency’s Board of Governors had not been implemented by Iran. However, he said he was encouraged by a new initiative of the United States to engage Iran in direct dialogue “without preconditions and on the basis of mutual respect.”
ElBaradei also reported on the question of the origin of uranium particles found at two sites in Syria, and on what he termed the Agency’s “entirely inadequate budget”.
Elbaradei said the IAEA’s lack of resources was seriously compromising the Agency’s ability to maintain an independent nuclear verification system and detect possible diversion of nuclear material and undeclared nuclear activities. He warned that the consequences of inadequate funding could be dire for global peace and security.
The IAEA’s 35-member Board of Governors, which meets five times a year at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, is the Agency’s policymaking body.
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