IAEA / ISRAEL

Israeli President Shimon Peres met today with Yukiya Amano, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Agency’s Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The meeting comes after the latest round of negotiations between Iran and world powers earlier this month targeted at curbing Iran's nuclear program. IAEA

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Production Date: 31 March 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - IAEA
• Subject Topical: NUCLEAR SCIENCE
• Geographic Subject: IRAN; ISRAEL
• MAMS Id: U140331b

Description

STORY: IAEA / ISRAEL
TRT: 2.25
SOURCE: IAEA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLILSH /NATS

DATELINE: 31 MARCH 2014, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Shotlist

1. Med shot, Peres and Amano enter conference room
2. Med shot, Peres and Amano photo op
3. Wide shot, Peres and Amano taking seats.
4. SOUNDBITE (English), Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General:
“Israel is a very valued partner for the IAEA. Both in the region and beyond. We appreciate very much our cooperation with your country in the areas such as nuclear medicine, radio therapy and sterile insect technology. The international community needs to address difficult issues such as Iran’s nuclear issue and other nuclear weapon free zone the Middle East.” I firmly believe that Israel has a very important role to play.”
5. Cutaway, flags
6. SOUNDBITE (English), Shimon Peres, President of Israel:
“The implementation of the agreement between the Agency and Iran is progressing unfortunately at slow pace. Iran is buying time but not answering the call. This has a negative effect upon the parallel diplomatic track.”
7. Cutaway, Amano
8. SOUNDBITE (English), Shimon Peres, President of Israel:
“For many years Iran violated multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions as well as the board’s resolutions. Iran does not uphold its commitment to cooperate with the Agency’s investigation and does not provide full transparency. When it comes to building confidence, actions matter, not words.”
9. Wide shot, delegations at meeting

Storyline

Israeli President Shimon Peres met today with Yukiya Amano, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Agency’s Headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

The meeting comes after the latest round of negotiations between Iran and world powers earlier this month, targeted at curbing Iran's nuclear program.

Iran has agreed to curtail its uranium enrichment program in exchange for easing the economic sanctions.

Calling Israel a “valued partner both in the region and beyond”, Amano expressed his appreciation for Israel’s cooperation in different areas – nuclear medicine, radio therapy and sterile insect technology.

He also underlined the challenges facing the international community such as Iran’s nuclear issue and nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle East.

Peres expressed frustration about the slow pace at which Iran is implementing the agreement with the Agency. He also said that Iran has violated multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions and it does not upholds its commitment to cooperate with the Agency’s investigation.