Vienna - Iran will limit its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in reaction to a resolution the organization passed censuring the Islamic Republic, the country's ambassador at the IAEA said in Vienna on Friday. Iran will limit its cooperation to a legally mandated minimum and stop granting voluntary access to nuclear sites, Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh said.
"This is the minimum consequence," he said, without elaborating on further steps Tehran might take.
The IAEA Board of Governors earlier Friday censured Iran for secretly building a new enrichment plant, calling for Iran to halt construction and answer open questions about alleged nuclear weapons research.
"The answer is no. We will not implement a word of it," Soltanieh said concerning the resolution.
The diplomat also warned that the board's action would jeopardize international talks that his country started with the world powers in October.
"Are such gestures helpful or destructive? They are certainly destructive," Soltanieh said.
