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UN nuclear chief in secret talks with Iran over deal to end sanctions
Richard Beeston, Foreign Editor and Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent
United Nations and Iranian officials have been secretly negotiating
a deal to persuade world powers to lift sanctions and allow Tehran to
retain the bulk of its nuclear programme in return for co-operation
with UN inspectors.
According to a draft document seen by The Times, the 13-point
agreement was drawn up in September by Mohamed ElBaradei, the
directorgeneral of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in an
effort to break the stalemate over Iran’s nuclear programme before he
stands down at the end of this month.
The IAEA denied the existence of the document, which was leaked to The Times
by one of the parties alarmed at the contents. Its disclosure was made
as the agency warned that Iran could be hiding multiple secret nuclear
sites.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6919329.ece