by Staff Writers Vienna (AFP) Oct 15, 2007 The UN nuclear watchdog said Monday it had no information about any "undeclared nuclear facility in Syria" and it was investigating media reports that such a site had been the target of a recent Israeli air strike.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog did not know about any undeclared atomic plant in Syria and has asked Damascus about information that such a site was targeted by an Israeli air strike, a spokeswoman said on Monday.
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The U.N. nuclear watchdog said Monday it has no information to support a recent media report that Syria may be building a nuclear reactor, but said it expects any country that has details to share them with the agency.
The UN nuclear watchdog said Monday it had no information about any "undeclared nuclear facility in Syria" and it was investigating media reports that such a site had been the target of a recent Israeli air strike.
The UN nuclear watchdog did not know about any undeclared atomic plant in Syria and has asked Damascus about information that such a site was targeted by an Israeli air strike, a spokeswoman said.
Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, France administered Syria until its independence in 1946. The country lacked political stability, however, and experienced a series of military coups during its first decades.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog said today it has no information to support a recent media report that Syria may be building...
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Israeli officials declined Sunday to confirm or deny a report that an Israeli Air Force strike against Syria last month had bombed a partly constructed nuclear reactor of North Korean design.
The UN nuclear watchdog stated Monday it had no information about any "undeclared nuclear facility in Syria" and it was investigating media reports that such a site had been the target of an Israeli air strike last month.
Source: Reuters (adds diplomat on IAEA-Syrian contacts, nuclear analyst) By Mark Heinrich VIENNA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog did not know about any undeclared atomic plant in Syria and has asked ...