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Iraq-UNMOVIC-IAEA 10-Point Plan on Enhanced Cooperation, January 20

Joint Statement issued by the Government of Iraq, the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), and the International Atomic Agency (IAEA), Baghdad, January 20; IAEA website, http://www.iaea.org.

Note: the Joint Statement was issued after two days of talks (January 19-20) in Baghdad between senior Iraqi officials, UNMOVIC Executive Chairman Hans Blix and IAEA Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei.

Text of Statement

The meeting between the Iraqi side and UNMOVIC and the IAEA was devoted to stocktaking of the inspections, which have taken place and resolving issues that have come up. The following was noted:

1. Access has been obtained to all sites. This will continue. The Iraqi side will encourage persons to accept access also to private sites.

2. There has been helpful assistance in the logistic build-up of the inspection infrastructure, e.g. at the Mosul office. This will continue, e.g. regarding a field office in Basrah.

3. After the find of some empty 122mm chemical munitions at Al Ukhaidhir stores, the Iraqi side has appointed a team to undertake an investigation and comprehensive search to look for similar cases at all locations. One find of four more units was already reported at Al Taji munitions stores. The final results will be reported.

4. A response was given to an UNMOVIC request or a number of documents. Some were handed over and clarifications were given regarding others.

5. The list of persons engaged in the various disciplines will be supplemented in accordance with advice from UNMOVIC and the IAEA.

6. The declaration given on 7 December by Iraq was discussed. Iraq expressed a readiness to respond to questions raised in connection with the declaration and discuss such questions.

7. Persons asked for interviews in private will be encouraged to accept this.

8. UNMOVIC and the IAEA agreed that their helicopters will take an appropriate number of minders on board, as necessary.

9. Iraq will enact national legislation as soon as possible regarding proscribed activities.

10. Iraq agreed to continue technical discussions with the IAEA to clarify issues, regarding aluminum tubes, alleged uranium importation and the use of high explosives, as well as other outstanding issues.

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