VIENNA - the Chief of the United Nations of nuclear watchdog pushed back charges he takes his orders from the United States as the leaks of the secret Foreign Ministry cable rankle worldwide diplomatic corps.
WikiLeaks exposure of internal U.S. correspondence to the International is Atomic Energy Agency in USA and UN disturbing as it is pressed in the narrative of Iran and Syria officials, that the IAEA of a neutral body not.
This might offer say diplomats in Vienna, Tehran and Damascus additional political cover to refuse cooperation with the IAEA inspectors are trying to determine whether the two countries are to develop nuclear weapons. Say their pursuit of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes is both Iran Syria.
"I firmly against the proliferation of nuclear weapons." I support everything on the facts "IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano Thursday in response to a flood of questions from journalists about the cable" said. "I choose my words carefully, but everything in the reports is based on facts."
In the last days the website WikiLeaks published three cables from the U.S. mission to the IAEA that detail of the Obama administration discussions with Mr. Amano written in the months before he formally took office in December 2009.
U.S. officials describe their efforts to create a more favourable environment with the IAEA after a decade of often controversial American relations with the Agency, former Chief, Mohammed El-Baradei shape in correspondence. These diplomats expressions especially their optimism that Mr. Amano be appointed executives willing apparently take a harder line on the Iran and other U.S. positions to support.
"The IAEA transition which will come as DG ElBaradei's term November 30 ends an once a decade offers an opportunity to overcome bureaucratic inertia," wrote the U.S. mission's then no.2, Geoffrey Pyatt, July 7, 2009.
In December 2009 cable describes the current Ambassador of the IAEA Glyn Davies, a meeting with Mr. Amano, where Japanese diplomat thanked Washington, career for his candidacy for the IAEA post supports. Mr. Amano is then described how he said that "he fixed dates to the handling of the alleged nuclear weapons programme of Iran was U.S. Court on any important strategic decision from high-level staff where."
Mr. Amano said Thursday that he would comment on the content of the leaked cables not. But he also told reporters that "communication with the Member States is part of our daily professional lives." "It is wrong to do nothing."
Iranian Ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, seemed to enjoy the release of cable during a Thursday press conference. The Iranian diplomat has for months Mr. Amano for allegedly colluding with the United States attacked and said IAEA reports based on false information.
Mr Soltanieh has calculated the IAEA of leaked information to the United States and other Western partners. Mr Soltanieh said "I prefer no comment on this WikiLeaks,". "But, of course, if you have any questions about the leaks sensitive information by the Agency, I have a lot to say."Despite the leak scandal Obama management scored a victory in your campaign non-proliferation agenda Friday with the IAEA Board approve the establishment of a $150 million international nuclear fuel bank, may, is in Kazakhstan. American billionaire Warren Buffett and the USA's non-governmental nuclear threat initiative committed$ 50 million for the project.
Obama management has competence as a means to the desire of developing countries to purchase fewer pushed, enrich uranium domestically the technologies for fuel bank under the IAEA. Washington fears that countries pursuing these functions such as e.g. Iran could distract the fissile materials Web sites for use in military programs.
"The IAEA fuel bank is an investment in a safer world and an essential element in reducing nuclear risks" Buffett Mr. said in a statement.
Write toJay Solomon at the jay.solomon@wsj.com
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