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Vienna: Iran agreed to answer remaining questions about past, secret nuclear work within a month at talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency chief, the UN watchdog said on Sunday.
In a statement issued after IAEA head Mohammad Al Baradei's return, the UN watchdog said Tehran gave him information about work to develop an advanced centrifuge able to enrich uranium much faster than the antiquated model it uses now.
Al Baradei met top Iranian leaders over two days last week to push for swifter cooperation to wrap up a longrunning IAEA inquiry into its nuclear history and shed light on its current programme, which the West suspects will yield atom bombs.
Iran denies the accusation.
Al Baradei is anxious to see a standoff between Iran and Western powers over its disputed nuclear ambitions settled peacefully, a concern underscored by a US-Iranian naval incident in the Gulf a week ago which has fanned tensions.
"Agreement was reached on the timeline for implementation of all the remaining verification issues specified in the work plan. According to the agreed schedule implementation ... should be completed in the next four weeks," the IAEA said.
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