World powers told Iran that "the door remains open" for dialogue over its disputed nuclear program and that Tehran must cooperate with the UN watchdog to dispel suspicions that could have military purposes. The six powers issued a rare joint statement at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA for its acronym in English), in an attempt to show unity and increase pressure on Iran after talks in December and January did not generate progress.
The move was decided after the director general of the IAEA, Yukiya Amano, said Monday that his office received information that added to suspicions concern about the nature of Iran's atomic activities. Amano said the Vienna-based agency is increasingly frustrated by what it sees as Iran's failure in dealing with accusations that might be working to develop a missile with nuclear capability.
The U.S. statement, Russia, Britain, France, Germany and China, said: "We urge Iran to cooperate fully with the agency (...) Emphasizing issues that must be resolved to exclude the existence of possible dimensions military in Iran's nuclear program. " It was the first joint paper by the six powers to the IAEA since March 2009.
Iran denies it is seeking nuclear-capable weapons and says its atomic activities are designed only to generate electricity and increase its exports of oil and gas. For several years the IAEA has investigated Western intelligence reports indicate that Iran has coordinated efforts to process uranium, test high explosives and improve a ballistic missile cone that could carry a nuclear warhead.
Iran, a major world oil producer, says the allegations are based on false documents. The statement of the powers said that two rounds of talks, one in Geneva in December and another in Istanbul in January, reached no substantial result, despite its "constructive spirit" and practical ideas designed to build trust.
"We hope Iran will show a pragmatic attitude and respond positively to our proposals and openness to dialogue and negotiations," the document read by the Russian Ambassador Grigory Berdennikov in closed-door meeting of the IAEA board, consisting by 35 nations. "The door remains open," he added.
The U.S. envoy, Ambassador Glyn Davies, issued a separate statement talking about the "increasingly apparent military dimensions to Iran's nuclear program, including Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear warhead." 
The move was decided after the director general of the IAEA, Yukiya Amano, said Monday that his office received information that added to suspicions concern about the nature of Iran's atomic activities. Amano said the Vienna-based agency is increasingly frustrated by what it sees as Iran's failure in dealing with accusations that might be working to develop a missile with nuclear capability.
The U.S. statement, Russia, Britain, France, Germany and China, said: "We urge Iran to cooperate fully with the agency (...) Emphasizing issues that must be resolved to exclude the existence of possible dimensions military in Iran's nuclear program. " It was the first joint paper by the six powers to the IAEA since March 2009.
Iran denies it is seeking nuclear-capable weapons and says its atomic activities are designed only to generate electricity and increase its exports of oil and gas. For several years the IAEA has investigated Western intelligence reports indicate that Iran has coordinated efforts to process uranium, test high explosives and improve a ballistic missile cone that could carry a nuclear warhead.
Iran, a major world oil producer, says the allegations are based on false documents. The statement of the powers said that two rounds of talks, one in Geneva in December and another in Istanbul in January, reached no substantial result, despite its "constructive spirit" and practical ideas designed to build trust.
"We hope Iran will show a pragmatic attitude and respond positively to our proposals and openness to dialogue and negotiations," the document read by the Russian Ambassador Grigory Berdennikov in closed-door meeting of the IAEA board, consisting by 35 nations. "The door remains open," he added.
The U.S. envoy, Ambassador Glyn Davies, issued a separate statement talking about the "increasingly apparent military dimensions to Iran's nuclear program, including Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear warhead."
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