Meetings between IAEA and Iraqi officials

Mr. Garry Dillon, the leader of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Iraq Action Team, accompanied by two members of the IAEA team, met with Iraqi officials on five occasions during the period 29 June to 2 July to seek to clarify a number of questions and concerns regarding Iraq's clandestine nuclear programme. The discussions covered such matters as the documentation of Iraq's abandonment of its nuclear weapons programme, the extent of external assistance to that programme and some technical aspects of the IAEA ongoing monitoring and verification plan. The IAEA delegation also met with Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Tariq Aziz.

The results of the discussions will be included in the report of the IAEA Director General to the Security Council, which is due at the end of July.