联合国机构称伊朗核调查取得重大进展

UN Nuclear Watchdog Says \'Significant Progress\' in Iran Probe, Parchin Samples Taken

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday that "significant progress" has been made in the U.N.\'s long-running probe into allegations Iran worked to develop nuclear weapons.

Yukiya Amano said he reported to the IAEA\'s board about his trip to Iran that included visiting the Parchin military site that has been a key focus of the investigation.

Amano said environmental samples were taken at Parchin before his visit in a process that included Iranian representatives "swiping samples." He specified that in some circumstances the IAEA permits countries to participate in verification activities in ways that do not compromise the agency\'s work.

"Authentication by the agency of the samples was achieved through use of an established verification process," Amano told reporters.

Earlier Monday, Iran\'s state-run IRNA news agency quoted a spokesman for the country\'s nuclear agency saying samples were taken without IAEA inspectors present.

For years, Iran denied access to IAEA personnel, insisting Parchin was strictly military in nature and would not be opened up to outsiders. Iranian officials have blamed the U.S. and Israel for the focus on Parchin, saying those countries provided faulty intelligence alleging research toward building nuclear weapons. Iran has long insisted its nuclear program is peaceful.

天野之弥说，伊朗方面在他访问帕尔钦之前就提交了帕尔钦的空气样本。他说，在某些情况下，国际原子能机构允许相关国家参加检查活动，前提是国际原子能机构的工作不会受到影响。

他告诉记者，这些样本通过了该组织一个核查程序的检验，被证明是有效的。

星期一早些时候，国营的伊朗共和国通讯社援引伊朗核机构发言人的话说，收集环境样品时，国际原子能机构检查人员不在场。

伊朗多年来一直不准国际原子能机构进入帕尔钦，坚持说帕尔钦是军事性设施，不对外开放。伊朗官员认为，帕尔钦成为关注焦点是因为美国和以色列提供了错误情报，说伊朗企图制造核武器。长期以来，伊朗一直声称其核项目是用于和平目的的。