TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister denied Tuesday the remark of the UN 
nuclear chief that his country has temporarily slowed its nuclear program, 
insisting that Iran's enrichment of uranium was continuing unabated. 
 
 
   A general view at the beginning of an IAEA board of governors 
 meeting at Vienna's UN headquarters March 6, 2007. [AP]
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"Iran's legitimate activities with 
the aim of producing fuel ... is continuing its natural trend," Foreign Minister 
Manouchehr Mottaki told a press conference. "There has been no change in that 
course."
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, said 
Monday that Iran appeared to have at least temporarily paused on the development 
of its uranium enrichment program. Enriched uranium is used to fuel nuclear 
power stations and, taken to a higher degree, can be used in the manufacture of 
nuclear bombs.
Speaking to reporters in Vienna, ElBaradei said: "I do not believe that the 
number of centrifuges has increased, nor do I believe that (new) nuclear 
material has been introduced to the centrifuges (in the enrichment center) at 
Natanz."
The IAEA has installed cameras at the enrichment center in Natanz.
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization also said Tuesday there had been no change 
in the enrichment schedule.
"Iran's enrichment activities in Natanz is continuing as planned. No change 
has been made," the official Islamic Republic News Agency quoted the 
organization as saying in a statement.
The U.S. and its allies fear that Iran will use enrichment to build nuclear 
weapons, but Tehran insists it is enriching uranium only to have its own source 
of fuel for power plants.
The U.N. Security Council's permanent members and Germany are currently 
discussing strengthening sanctions imposed on Iran in December for its refusal 
to halt enrichment.