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| PARIS — A senior official of the United Nations nuclear supervisory body said Thursday that talks a day earlier in Iran had ended inconclusively and that international inspectors had not been given access to a site that they suspect may have been used for testing bomb triggers. | |
| The official, Herman Nackaerts, deputy director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the discussions “could not finalize” a document that “once agreed, should facilitate the resolution of outstanding issues regarding possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program.” | The official, Herman Nackaerts, deputy director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the discussions “could not finalize” a document that “once agreed, should facilitate the resolution of outstanding issues regarding possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program.” |
| He declined to say whether any progress had been made. | He declined to say whether any progress had been made. |
| The talks have been going on for months, veering from apparent optimism last May when Yukiya Amano, the I.A.E.A. director general, said there had been a decision “to conclude and sign” an agreement, to far more muted recent assessments. Before Wednesday’s talks, Mr. Amano said, “The outlook is not bright.” | The talks have been going on for months, veering from apparent optimism last May when Yukiya Amano, the I.A.E.A. director general, said there had been a decision “to conclude and sign” an agreement, to far more muted recent assessments. Before Wednesday’s talks, Mr. Amano said, “The outlook is not bright.” |
| Mr. Nackaerts was speaking as he returned from Tehran to Vienna, where the agency has its headquarters. He said no date had been set for further talks. | |
| “We will work hard now to try and resolve the remaining differences, but time is needed to reflect on the way forward,” he said. | “We will work hard now to try and resolve the remaining differences, but time is needed to reflect on the way forward,” he said. |
| “As on previous occasions, we were not granted access to Parchin,” he said, referring to a military site 20 miles south of Tehran that inspectors want to examine for evidence of bomb trigger tests. | “As on previous occasions, we were not granted access to Parchin,” he said, referring to a military site 20 miles south of Tehran that inspectors want to examine for evidence of bomb trigger tests. |
| While Western powers suspect Iran is seeking nuclear weapons technology, Tehran says its program is for civilian purposes. | While Western powers suspect Iran is seeking nuclear weapons technology, Tehran says its program is for civilian purposes. |
| Iranian officials are scheduled to meet in Kazakhstan this month with representatives of six powers — the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany — for the next round in a long-running series of talks about curbing Iran’s uranium enrichment program. So far those talks have also been inconclusive. | Iranian officials are scheduled to meet in Kazakhstan this month with representatives of six powers — the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany — for the next round in a long-running series of talks about curbing Iran’s uranium enrichment program. So far those talks have also been inconclusive. |
Steven Erlanger contributed reporting. | Steven Erlanger contributed reporting. |