§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in persuading Iran to allow full International Atomic Energy Agency access to its nuclear facilities since he took part in the tripartite visit to Iran in 2003. [162396]
§ Mr. Mullin[holding answer 18 March 2004]Together with our tripartite partners, we have continued to press Iran to meet all of its obligations under the agreement signed in Tehran last October. Following informal discussions in the margins of last week's meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and further high-level contacts in Tehran, Iran has now reversed its recent decision to suspend co-operation with IAEA inspectors. It is hoped that the inspectors will now gain full access to Iranian facilities.