29 Mar 2024
Friday 28 August 2015 - 22:22
Story Code : 178018

Parchin not a nuclear site: US State Department

The US Department of Statehas acknowledged that Irans Parchin site is a conventional military facility, marking a departurefrom allegations about nuclear activities there.

I think its important to remember that when youre talking about a site like Parchin, youre talking about a conventional military site, not a nuclear site, US State Department spokesman John Kirby said at a daily press briefing in Washington on Thursday.

So there wouldnt be any IAEA or other restrictions on new construction at that site were they to occur, he added.
The US official's remarks came in response to a question about an earlier report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about the construction of a small extension to an existing building at Parchin.

"Since (our) previous report (in May), at a particular location at the Parchin site, the agency (IAEA) has continued to observe, through satellite imagery, the presence of vehicles, equipment, and probable construction materials. In addition, a small extension to an existing building appears to have beenconstructed," the IAEA report said in its most recent update on Irans nuclear program on Thursday.

Kirby's remarks mark a deviation from past claimsin the USabout Parchin.Iran has repeatedly denied Westernallegationsaboutnuclear activity at the site.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] Iran's ambassador to the IAEA, Reza Najafi[/caption]

Also on Thursday,Iran's ambassador to the IAEA, Reza Najafi, criticized the agency's statement about Parchin, saying construction work on the site "does not concern" the nuclear agency.

"Iran does not need the agency's permission for construction work on its sites," Najafisaid.
On July 14, Iran and the IAEA signed a roadmap for the clarification of past and present issues regarding Irans nuclear program in Vienna, Austria. Iran provided some additional information on Parchin by August 15, further proving that it was complying with the mutual agreement with the UN agency.

By Press TV
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