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July 31, 2005	Clip No. 787

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi to Journalists Asking about UCF Project: "What Do You Care?"

The following are excerpts from a press conference with Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi, which aired on Iranian Channels 1 and 2 on July 31, 2005. Reporter: What will the scope of the (UCF) activity in Esfahan be at the beginning? Will it have full or partial capacity? Asefi: What do you care? Female reporter: I'll repeat my colleague's question... Asefi: Go ahead, please... Female reporter:... regarding the UCF in Esfahan. Will its activity start at full or partial capacity, in order to show that the suspension... Asefi: He asked, and I already said it is of no interest to you. Female reporter: Please tell us, it might interest us. Asefi: No. I know it is of no interest to you. Reporter: Regarding the IAEA inspectors stationed in Tehran, when the UCF activity starts in Esfahan, will the inspectors be there, or did the Iranians plan a special ceremony to mark the start of activity? Asefi: No. If by "special ceremony" you mean handing out cake and candy, then we have no such thing.



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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi to Journalists Asking about UCF Project: "What Do You Care?"