“It won’t draw international attention away from the issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program,” Crowley stated.He added that Iran's nuclear enrichment activities violated six United Nations Security Council resolutions.China on Tuesday confirmed it had received the invitation to tour Iran's nuclear sites but did not immediately say if it would send anyone.European diplomats who were invited said they were unlikely to accept the invitation, if at all, until after the next round of talks on Iran's nuclear program.While no reason was given for the timing of the offer, it comes just weeks before Iran and the six powers follow up on recent talks that ended with agreement on little else but to meet again.The offer of a visit comes more than three years after six diplomats from developing nations accredited to the IAEA visited Iran's uranium ore conversion site at Isfahan, which turns raw uranium into the feedstock gas that is then enriched. Participants then told reporters they could not make an assessment of Iran's nuclear aims based on that visit to that facility in central Iran.But the new offer appeared more wide ranging, both as far as nations or groups invited and sites to be visited.Dated Dec. 27, the four paragraph letter obtained Monday by the AP offered no details beyond offering an all-expenses paid "visit to Iran's nuclear sites."
Iran confirms inviting world powers to visit nuclear sites
Teheran invites EU, non-aligned movement and representatives from 5+1 countries in a gesture of "good will" regarding nuclear program; US says move is "a clever ploy," but not a substitute for responsibilities to IAEA.
“It won’t draw international attention away from the issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program,” Crowley stated.He added that Iran's nuclear enrichment activities violated six United Nations Security Council resolutions.China on Tuesday confirmed it had received the invitation to tour Iran's nuclear sites but did not immediately say if it would send anyone.European diplomats who were invited said they were unlikely to accept the invitation, if at all, until after the next round of talks on Iran's nuclear program.While no reason was given for the timing of the offer, it comes just weeks before Iran and the six powers follow up on recent talks that ended with agreement on little else but to meet again.The offer of a visit comes more than three years after six diplomats from developing nations accredited to the IAEA visited Iran's uranium ore conversion site at Isfahan, which turns raw uranium into the feedstock gas that is then enriched. Participants then told reporters they could not make an assessment of Iran's nuclear aims based on that visit to that facility in central Iran.But the new offer appeared more wide ranging, both as far as nations or groups invited and sites to be visited.Dated Dec. 27, the four paragraph letter obtained Monday by the AP offered no details beyond offering an all-expenses paid "visit to Iran's nuclear sites."