Tehran, IAEA working on good, robust agreement  

Thu, Nov 3, 2022
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IRANIAN Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday that Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were working toward the achievement of a “good and robust” agreement.

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone call with the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

Amir-Abdollahian referred to the efforts that were aimed at addressing differences between Iran and the IAEA.

In a report, IAEA accused Iran of its failure to provide technically credible explanations for nuclear activities at three undeclared sites, a claim that Tehran had repeatedly rejected.

Noting the talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, Amir-Abdollahian reiterated that Iran was ready to achieve a good, strong and lasting agreement.

Iran had presented its viewpoints with a positive approach through the EU to the American side, he added.

Earlier, Amir-Abdollahian said that an Iranian delegation would travel to Vienna in the coming days for talks on enhancing cooperation with the IAEA, the official news agency IRNA reported.

Iran signed the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with world major countries in July 2015, agreeing to curb its nuclear program in return for removing sanctions on the country.

However, former U.S. President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the agreement and reimposed unilateral sanctions on Tehran, prompting the latter to drop some of its commitments under the pact.

The talks on the JCPOA’s revival began in April 2021 in Vienna. No breakthrough was achieved after the latest round of talks in early August. (Xinhua/NAN)

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