IAEA Approves Nuke Help For Syria

IAEA Approves Nuke Help For Syria
LONDON [MENL] -- The International Atomic Energy Agency, in wake of an
investigation that found undeclared processed uranium in Syria, has approved
nuclear assistance to the regime of President Bashar Assad.
The IAEA, overriding objections of the United States, voted to relay
technical nuclear assistance to Damascus. The vote to help Damascus on Nov.
26 -- which ended a three-day deadlock -- was spearheaded by Syria's
allies, China, Iran and Russia.
"Approval by the 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy
Agency showed an understanding of the position of Syria," Syrian envoy to
IAEA, Ibrahim Othman, said. "We are not under investigation."