Syria's
nuclear energy chief said on Friday a UN watchdog report
on an alleged secret Syrian nuclear site bombed by Israel
proved nothing and the investigation should be closed.
Ibrahim Othman said he expected Syria would stick by a written agreement with UN inspectors that permitted only one visit to the Al-Kibar site - which took place last June - and "we will not allow another visit".
An International Atomic Energy Agency report issued on Wednesday said a Syrian complex destroyed in a 2007 Israeli air strike bore a number of characteristics resembling those of a nuclear reactor and UN inspectors had found a significant number of uranium traces in desert sands there.
The findings, based on satellite pictures and soil and water samples taken by UN investigators, were not enough to conclude a reactor was there but the findings were serious and warranted more investigation and Syrian transparency, the IAEA said.
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