Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradeilbæˈɾædʕi]; born 17 June 1942) is an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat who was the last Vice President of Egypt serving on an acting basis from 14 July 2013 until his resignation on 14 August 2013...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth17 June 1942
CityCairo, Egypt
CountryEgypt
way-forward tables said
I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. Ive always said this is the only way forward.
believe iran way-forward
Whether we report Iran to the council or not, I believe the only way forward is through diplomacy.
political way negotiation
The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations.
way
The Egyptians have grown in confidence, theyve tasted freedom, and theres no way back.
nuclear shocks
There have been two nuclear shocks to the world already,
engagement security
Too often, the Security Council's engagement is inadequate, selective, or after the fact.
early far program quite stage
The program is very much at an early stage of development, where it is right now ... quite dismantled in fact. It's all in boxes, ... They were far away from having an industrial-scale enrichment capability.
afford cannot country sitting
We cannot afford to have every country be sitting on an enrichment factory.
clear present
We don't see a clear and present danger.
conscious impatience
We are very conscious of the impatience of the international community,
crisis critical imminent situation
This situation is critical - not a crisis - and there is no imminent threat.
action asked clear council definitely imminent lead report saying security simply stage submit supporting
Even those who are supporting Security Council reporting, are making it very clear that the Security Council is not asked at this stage to take any action (that could lead to sanctions), definitely not before I submit my report in March. All of them are saying that this is simply a continuation of diplomacy. It's about confidence-building and it is not about an imminent threat.
ability close decide develop few margin months nuclear security
Because if you have the fissile material, you are a few months away from the ability to develop a nuclear weapon, should you decide to do that. And that margin of security is very, very close for comfort.
adopt board expect iranian issue positive resolution unless
As things stand, I do not expect the board to adopt a resolution on the Iranian issue unless there is a breakthrough and unless there is a positive agreement.