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US calls for urgent address to Iran's nuclear program

U.S. called on international community to "work together" to address Iran's nuclear issue. ·Responding to the IAEA report, Iran has vowed to continue its nuclear work. ·Iran urged the United States and its Western allies to change their "boring and frustrating trend."

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Accusing Tehran of violating international regulation, the Obama administration on Friday called on the international community to "work together" on and address Iran's nuclear issue as soon as possible.
"This is an urgent problem that has to be addressed and we can't delay addressing," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, after a UN report claimed Tehran has been still carrying out its uranium enrichment activity.
In a report submitted Thursday to the UN Security Council, Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran still refused to fulfill UN's requirement of stopping its uranium enrichment activity.
"The report represents another lost opportunity for Iran as it continues to renege on its international obligations. Absent compliance, the international community cannot have confidence that this program is exclusively of a peaceful nature," Gibbs said.
"It does underscore the urgency with which the international community must work together to address these enrichment activities," said the spokesman.
Responding to the IAEA report, Iran has vowed to continue its nuclear work.
"We fully cooperate with the agency in accordance with comprehensive safeguard, ... We will not go beyond our legal obligations," Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's permanent representative to the IAEA, told Iran's Press TV on Friday.
He urged the United States and its Western allies to change their "boring and frustrating trend" on Tehran's nuclear work, saying they have found "no evidence" of Iran's pursuit of forbidden weapons.
Iran's uranium enrichment program is questioned by many parties. Western countries like the United States claim that Iran intends to secretly develop nuclear weapons, while the UN Security Council also requires Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activity.
However, Iran insists that its nuclear plan is only for peaceful purposes, and continues its uranium enrichment activity despite the pressure from the western countries and relevant resolutions and sanctions of the United Nations.


Original Article: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/21/content_10859797.htm