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IAEA says it cannot inspect unlisted Israeli nuclear sites

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), 7 hours 7 minutes ago / The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) acknowledged on Friday that it could not monitor and assess undisclosed nuclear sites in Israel.

Latest News : Israel snubs UN atomic watchdog chief

Tehran Times - Iran, Aug 26, 2010 / Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has snubbed UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano who is on his first visit to Israel, the Haaretz newspaper reported on Tuesday.

In Israel, UN atom watchdog asked to curb Iran

The Star of Malaysia, Aug 25, 2010 / Israel, facing new scrutiny at the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency for its assumed atomic arsenal, lobbied the agency's visiting director on Wednesday to regard Iran as the region's real proliferation risk.

Peres meets Amano, urges stricter control of Iran

Ynetnews - Israel, Aug 25, 2010 / President Shimon Peres on Wednesday met with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano, who is currently visiting Israel.

IAEA presses Israel to open nuclear program to scrutiny

The Daily Star - Lebanon, Aug 24, 2010 / The UN's atomic watchdog chief held talks with Israeli officials Tuesday in what was expected to be an effort to push the country to open its secretive nuclear program to international scrutiny.

IAEA to set date for nuclear talks: Iran

PressTV, Aug 08, 2010 / Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says the International Atomic Energy Agency chief will soon set the date for the Vienna Group-Iran nuclear talks.

On the occasion of the anniversary of lethal bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, pledges commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons.

Pakistan Television, Aug 06, 2010 / On the occasion of the anniversary of lethal bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano, pledges commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons.

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  • " A good example in the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes "

    The Star of Malaysia, Aug 25, 2010
  • " Your position requires someone that all sides rely upon, someone who differentiates between good and evil, between those who try to deceive the international community and those who don't. "

    The Star of Malaysia, Aug 25, 2010
  • " Since you have taken office ... we feel a sense of professionalism, objectivity, and fairness "

    The Star of Malaysia, Aug 25, 2010
  • " Not to allow tendentious attempts to steer the international community's attention away from the real nuclear proliferation challenges of the Middle East "

    The Star of Malaysia, Aug 25, 2010
  • " I arrived on Monday. We had a very tight schedule, which included meeting Minister Ya'alon, a visit to the nuclear research center in Soreq, and a helicopter tour. I was impressed by the department of nuclear medicine in Hadassah medical center in Jerusalem. It is a good example of use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes "

    Haaretz, Aug 25, 2010
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is the current Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), having been elected to the position in July 2009. Amano previously served as a Japanese diplomat and international civil servant for the United Nations and its subdivisions.

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UN nuclear chief asks Israel to join treaty

AP  posted:  Friday 09/03/10 06:42 PM EDT
East's only nuclear power. Agency chief Yukiya Amano "invited Israel to consider to accede" to the treaty during a low-key visit to the country last month, said the IAEA report

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