IAEA9月理事会(議題8(c) イランの保障措置協定)ステートメント(海部篤大使)(英語)

令和6年9月11日
Thank you, Chair,
         
Japan thanks the Director General for the report on this agenda item, as well as the technical briefing by Deputy Director General Aparo and his team.
 
Japan highly commends the professional and impartial work of the Director General and the Secretariat in the implementation of safeguards. The Agency’s safeguards are a fundamental component for the nuclear non-proliferation regime under the NPT. Each Member State must act in a manner that preserves the integrity of the safeguards system in cooperation with the Agency.

We deeply regret that Iran has not provided any technically credible information on the outstanding safeguards issues related to Turquzabad and ‘Varamin’ and that these issues remain unresolved despite the repeated calls of this Board, including its resolution of June this year. The Director General’s report says Iran’s statement - that it has declared all of the nuclear material, activities and locations required under its Safeguards Agreement - is inconsistent with the Agency’s findings. We urge Iran to provide the Agency with technically credible explanations for the presence of uranium particles found at these locations.
 
Japan notes that the amount of nuclear material unaccounted for, related to the uranium metal experiments conducted at JHL, was greater than previously communicated to Iran. We expect that the Board will be informed of any further development of this issue.
         
We reiterate our calls for Iran to implement modified Code 3.1 and to provide the information required by the Agency with regard to the new nuclear facilities.
Japan shares the Director General’s deep regrets that Iran has yet to reverse its decision to withdraw the designations of several experienced inspectors and his assessment that this remains essential to fully allow the Agency to effectively conduct its verification activities.
 
Japan notes with regret that Iran has made no progress in implementing its commitments under the Joint Statement of 4 March 2023. Japan recognizes the Director General’s initial exchange with President Pezeshkian and emphasises the importance that this will be followed by a constructive dialogue which brings concrete outcomes towards the resolution of all outstanding issues.
 
Japan asks the Director General to keep the Board of Governors informed on this issue.
 
Thank you, Chair.