Friday, 19 November 2021 (YJC)_ In response to the French counterpart's remarks, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the IAEA's reputation as a technical and specialized body of the United Nations should be free from any political conduct.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh, in response to a question about the recent remarks of the French Foreign Ministry spokesman, stated:
The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a responsible member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has always emphasized that the IAEA's status as a technical and specialized body of the United Nations must be free from any political conduct.
He emphasized:
Accordingly, any stance of officials and political institutions of different countries with the aim of influencing the behavior of the International Atomic Energy Agency is considered a violation of the technical and professional status of the IAEA and without a doubt the trick of using the IAEA capacity more than benefiting Its perpetrators call into question the international legitimacy of the Agency's actions.
A French Foreign Ministry spokesman called for a strong message to Iran through a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors.