Iran\u2019s ambassador to international organizations has urged the international community to keep constant pressure on the Israeli regime to make it join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) immediately and unconditionally.<\/p>\n
Kazem Gharibabadi added all Israeli nuclear activities, installations and materials should be subjected to the safeguards agreements of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is regrettable that the Israeli regime is the only non-party to the NPT in the Middle East and, accordingly, prevents the treaty from becoming universal,\u201d he said in a speech at a seasonal meeting of the IAEA\u2019s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n
The top official noted that Israel\u2019s covert nuclear capabilities coupled with the regime\u2019s full non-compliance with international rules and norms pose a serious threat to security and stability in the region and across the world.<\/p>\n
Not being a signatory to the NPT and not having joined the IAEA\u2019s Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA) have apparently turned into an excuse for some countries to dodge their responsibility with regards to the full and verifiable implementation of their obligations. Accordingly, he expressed concern over Saudi Arabia\u2019s refusal to implement the IAEA\u2019s Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement as well as the condition of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in that regard.<\/p>\n
\u201cRiyadh is not fully implementing the SCA by possessing small amounts [of materials], and the UAE still officially has a protocol with the IAEA which allows the country to possess small amounts,\u201d added the top Iranian diplomat.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as they refuse to revoke the protocol, as the IAEA\u2019s Secretariat has demand time and again, the UAE will not feel responsible at all to fully and effectively implement the CSA,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs for Saudi Arabia, the reality is that the IAEA is not given the least authority to verify the country\u2019s nuclear activities,\u201d said the official.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith regards to the UAE, although the country is, in Emirati officials\u2019 own estimation, implementing the CSA and the Additional Protocol, the country still maintains a protocol which authorizes them to possess small amounts; hence, they can stop fulfilling their commitments whenever they wish,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Gharibabadi noted failure to implement the IAEA\u2019s safeguards agreements allows Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to conceal some of their nuclear activities without allowing them to come under the IAEA\u2019s supervision.<\/p>\n
He criticized the so-called advocates of non-proliferation, who have sealed their lips in the face of these countries\u2019 non-compliance. He also slammed some IAEA member states for cooperating with non-compliant countries to help them develop their nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Iran\u2019s ambassador to international organizations has urged the international community to keep constant pressure on the Israeli regime to make it join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) immediately and unconditionally. Kazem Gharibabadi added all Israeli nuclear activities, installations and materials should be subjected to the safeguards agreements of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). \u201cIt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,1,6],"tags":[964,28,290,165,1426,639,178,1430,84,27,638],"yoast_head":"\n