ＥＥＥ会議（イラン、ウラン濃縮断念を発表）...................................................................031022


イランがついにウラン濃縮計画を断念し、ＩＡＥＡによる強制査察を認めた「追加議
定書」に署名することを決定した旨発表しました。このことは今朝の邦字新聞でも詳
しく報道されていますが、２１日付けで公表されたイラン政府と英仏独3ヶ国外相の
共同宣言の原文（New York Times掲載）をお目にかけます。
ちなみに、邦字新聞では「イランがウラン濃縮を一時停止」と報じていますが、この
宣言文で見る限り「すべてのウラン濃縮活動を自発的に停止」(has decided
voluntarily to suspend all uranium enrichment and processing activities)と述
べており、一時的な停止という表現は見当たりません。ただし、ＩＡＥＡとの合意文
書の中身はまだ明らかにされておらず、米国政府は完全に納得はしていないようで、
しばらく様子を見る必要があると思われます。ご参考まで。
--KK

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Iran's Pact: 'Full Cooperation'

Published: October 21, 2003

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 - Following is the text of a declaration agreed on Tuesday
by Iran and European foreign ministers on Iran's nuclear program and
questions raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency:


[1]

Upon the invitation of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the
foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany paid a visit to Tehran on
Oct. 21, 2003. The Iranian authorities and the ministers, following
extensive consultations, agreed on measures aimed at the settlement of all
outstanding I.A.E.A. issues with regards to the Iranian nuclear program and
at enhancing confidence for peaceful cooperation in the nuclear field.


[2]

The Iranian authorities reaffirmed that nuclear weapons have no place in
Iran's defense doctrine and that its nuclear program and activities have
been exclusively in the peaceful domain. They reiterated Iran's commitment
to the nuclear nonproliferation regime and informed the ministers that:

a) The Iranian government has decided to engage in full cooperation with the
I.A.E.A. to address and resolve through full transparency all requirements
and outstanding issues of the agency and clarify and correct any possible
failures and deficiencies within the I.A.E.A.

b) To promote confidence with a view to removing existing barriers for
cooperation in the nuclear field.

i) Having received the necessary clarifications, the Iranian government has
decided to sign the I.A.E.A. Additional Protocol and commence ratification
procedures. As a confirmation of its good intentions the Iranian government
will continue to cooperate with the agency in accordance with the protocol
in advance of its ratification.

ii) while Iran has a right within the nuclear nonproliferation regime to
develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes it has decided voluntarily to
suspend all uranium enrichment and processing activities as defined by the
I.A.E.A.

[3]

The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany welcomed the decisions
of the Iranian government and informed the Iranian authorities that:

a) Their governments recognize the right of Iran to enjoy peaceful use of
nuclear energy in accordance with the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

b) In their view, the Additional Protocol is in no way intended to undermine
the sovereignty, national dignity or national security of its state parties.

c) In their view, full implementation of Iran's decisions, confirmed by the
I.A.E.A.'s director general, should enable the immediate situation to be
resolved by the I.A.E.A. board.

d) The three governments believe that this will open the way to a dialogue
on a basis for longer-term cooperation, which will provide all parties with
satisfactory assurances relating to Iran's nuclear power generation program.
Once international concerns, including those of the three governments, are
fully resolved, Iran could expect easier access to modern technology and
supplies in a range of areas.