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ElBaradei pushes Syria to open up to nuclear probe
Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:59am EST
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VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief called on Thursday for maximum transparency from Syria to help his agency resolve suspicions of covert atomic activity by Damascus that could yield nuclear weapons.
A November 19 International Atomic Energy Agency report said a Syrian building bombed to rubble by Israel in 2007 bore similarities to a nuclear reactor and uranium traces, possibly remnants of pre-enriched atomic fuel, had been found nearby.
The findings, based on U.S. satellite intelligence and one on-site IAEA inspection, were preliminary, the report said, but more IAEA access and Syrian documentation to prove its denials of illicit work were crucial to draw conclusions.
Syria has said Israel's target was a conventional military building, the U.S. intelligence was forged and the uranium particles came with munitions used in Israel's attack.
Last week, a senior Syrian official all but ruled out further IAEA visits as these would involve checks at three military bases off-limits on national security grounds.
"For the agency to complete its assessment, maximum transparency by Syria and the full sharing with the agency of all relevant information which other states may have are essential," IAEA Director General Mohammed ElBaradei said.
"Syria should also agree, as a transparency measure, to let the agency visit other locations. I am confident modalities can be developed which will protect the confidentiality of military information," he told a meeting of the IAEA governing board.
The 35-nation body on Wednesday approved a controversial Syrian bid for IAEA aid in planning a nuclear power plant, overriding U.S. resistance mounted while Damascus is under investigation by the U.N. watchdog.
The U.S. intelligence report asserts that Syria was close to completing an illicitly undeclared reactor with North Korean technical help, designed to produce plutonium for atom bombs, when Israeli warplanes struck in September 2007.
(Reporting by Mark Heinrich; Editing by X)
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