Tehran, YJC. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano has arrived in Tehran to hold talks with Iranian officials.
Amano arrived in the Iranian capital late on Saturday and is
scheduled to hold talks with authorities about Iran’s nuclear program, Press TV
reports.
The IEAE director general is set to meet Iranian President
Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, and Atomic Energy
Organization of Iran (AEOI) Director Ali Akbar Salehi.
Iran and the IAEA signed a joint statement in November 2013
to outline a roadmap on mutual cooperation on certain outstanding nuclear
issues. Under the deal, Iran agreed, on a voluntary basis, to allow IAEA
inspectors to visit the Arak heavy water plant in central Iran and the Gachin
uranium mine, south of the country.
On July 20, the IAEA’s monthly report verified Iran’s
compliance with the terms of its interim nuclear deal with the five permanent
members of the UN Security Council – the United States, Britain, Russia, France
and China – plus Germany.
The two sides clinched a landmark interim deal in Geneva on
November 24, 2013.
Under the deal, dubbed the Geneva Joint Plan of Action, the
six countries undertook to provide Iran with some sanctions relief in exchange
for Iran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities during a
six-month period. It was also agreed that no nuclear-related sanctions will be
imposed on Iran within the same timeframe. The agreement took effect on January
20.
On July 18, Iran and the Sextet of world powers agreed on
the extension of talks on Tehran’s nuclear energy program until November 24.