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Madam Chair,

The United States wishes to underscore the relevance of the September 20 snapback of UN sanctions and provisions that were terminated in January 2016 to the IAEA’s technical cooperation with Iran. The provisions that now apply again include an obligation for all UN Member States under UN Security Council resolution 1737 to ensure that technical cooperation provided to Iran by the IAEA or under its auspices shall only be for food, agricultural, medical, safety, or other humanitarian purposes, or for TC that is necessary for projects directly related to certain equipment and assembled fuel elements for light water reactors. It is our hope and expectation that Member States will comply with these renewed, common-sense provisions, which will support efforts to maintain peace and security. While the United States joins consensus in supporting the final year of this TC Program cycle, we note that the implementation of this and future TC Program cycles must be fully consistent with all relevant Security Council obligations.

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