Mohamed ElBaradei

It clearly strengthens my hand in fulfilling our task in ensuring Iran's program is exclusively for peaceful purposes.

poverty, mental health problems and 'lifestyle' diseases have come to pose a far greater threat to affected communities than radiation exposure.

I do hope we can avoid sanctions and escalation. Sanctions will hurt everybody ... Iran will retaliate and I hope very much we can avoid that.

I hope that once these issues have been clarified that Iran will be in a position to sign the protocol.

I hope we will find some way to go out from this situation.

I hope we will come. I hope I'll go.

Sanctions are a bad idea. We are not facing an imminent threat. We need to lower the pitch.

It is urgent and indispensable that we continue to build a global security system that is both equitable and inclusive.

Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I don't think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology.

I think it is fair to say that it is under a great deal of stress, and if I am asking for significant changes, it is because the world is going through significant changes.

We now have the right to have immediate, unfettered access to any site in Iraq and we have the right to interview people, both inside and outside Iraq.

I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. I've always said this is the only way forward.

I haven't seen anything on the ground at that time that supported Mr. Cheney's conclusion or statement, so -- and I thought to myself, well, history is going to be the judge.

We are inching forward with the inspections, but we need more time, at least a few months.

The message ... coming from the Security Council is that time is very critical, ... and that we need to show progress in our report, which will be due on the 14th of this month.

in a very short period of time.

they have not told us that they need extra time.

In the Security Council, there is understanding that if chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix ... were to be approached by the Iraqis that they need a little extra time for the civilian activities, the Security Council might give them a little bit extra time, ... Late Edition.

The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations.

What we have seen coming today from North Korea gives me a lot of encouragement that issues as complex (as Iran) can in fact be resolved if good faith on both sides exist.

We need to engage in political dialogue. We need to help Iran to get themselves out of the hole they're in today.

The prize recognizes the role of multilateralism in resolving all of the challenges we are facing today. It will strengthen my resolve and that of my colleagues to continue to speak truth to power.

I hope they will understand that countries are not ready to negotiate under threat, or under blackmail and they should first take the first step to come into compliance with their non proliferation obligations.

We have seen issues in Iran that we need to understand before we can say that we are satisfied that all activities in Iran are exclusively for peaceful purposes.

We are going through many of the issues, outstanding disarmament issues. The Iraqi side is providing explanation on some of the issues ... We are discussing, but we have to wait until tomorrow.