"Having total information about Iran’s nuclear projects is a "priority" for the Vienna-based IAEA, Mr.elBradeh’i said, quoted by to Mr. Ahmad Ra’fat, the Rome correspondent of the Prague-based Radio Farda (Tomorrow).

Mr. elBarade’i is due to visit Iran on Wednesday as part of efforts to resolve disputes over Iran's nuclear projects.

The United States and Israel accuses the Islamic Republic of seeking atomic weapons, using the ongoing projects for the construction of a nuclear-powered electric plant in the port of Booshehr, on the Persian Gulf, with the help from Russia.
"We also like to have the Islamic Republic to sign up the additional protocols to the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), he told the US-sponsored Radio, explaining that the protocols would allow the IAEA to follow up at closer range Iranian atomic programmes.

On its 16 June meeting in Vienna, IAEA’s Board of Directors gave Iran until September to sign up with the additional protocols, giving the agency’s experts all possibilities to inspect Iranian atomic and atomic-related sites at will and unconditionally.

Though Tehran welcomed the decision, but it insists that if would not sign the protocols unless it is assured that it would be rewarded by getting advanced nuclear technologies know-how.

According to Mr. E-Bradeh’i, until the international community is not assured that the Islamic Republic does not intend to use civilian nuclear projects fore developing atomic warfare, "any cooperation with other members of the IAEA would not be possible and only IAEA can, by regular monitoring of Iranian nuclear installations, confirm Iran’s stated commitments to pacific and civilian use of atomic plants".

Government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh said on Sunday that while Iran has honoured all its obligations in the context of the NPT, but has lost trust in the developed states because they failed to observe the treaty's provision to supply technology to other member states.

"The party that caused mistrust, should make good to build confidence", he said in reference to Iran's disappointment with the Treaty and in response to Mr. ElBradeh’i remarks, stating during a press conference in the Italian Capital that it was up to the Iranian side to take the first step".

"I'm confident, once they do that, then over time the ban or the sanction applied against nuclear technology will be gradually lifted. But to create confidence it takes time", the IAEA boss told journalists.

But Mr. Ramezanzadeh, quoted by the official Iranian news agency IRNA, said, "since the states possessing nuclear technology failed to gain Iran's confidence, Iran needs to hold detailed talks about the additional protocol to make sure that Iran will receive technology to go ahead with its program to generate electricity from nuclear energy".

Iran is a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) but has resisted calls to sign the pact's Additional Protocol, which would involve wider access for inspectors, saying international restrictions barring the transfer of nuclear technology to Tehran must first be lifted.

The United Nations, United States, the European Union and even Russia, Iran’s main nuclear partner have all urged Tehran to allow more intrusive, short-notice nuclear inspections, after an IAEA report criticised Iran last month for failing to fully report its atomic activities. ENDS IAEA IRAN NUKE 6703