Iran Complying with Geneva Agreement, IAEA Report Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The UN atomic energy agency acknowledged that Iran has remained committed to its nuclear agreement with the sextet of world powers.
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report obtained by the Reuters news agency said Iran has diluted half of its higher-grade enriched uranium stockpile to a less proliferation-sensitive fissile concentration in accordance with the Geneva Agreement it signed with the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany).
The IAEA report showed that Iran is continuing to reduce its higher-grade uranium stockpile.
Iran and the G5+1 in November last year signed an interim deal, known as Geneva Agreement, on Tehran’s nuclear case.
Based on the interim deal (the Joint Plan of Action), the world powers agreed to suspend some non-essential sanctions and to impose no new nuclear-related bans in return for Tehran's decision to suspend its 20% enrichment for a period of six months.
The breakthrough deal, which has come into effect since January 20, stipulates that over the course of six months, Iran and the six countries will draw up a comprehensive nuclear deal which will lead to a lifting of the whole sanctions on Iran.
The two sides wrapped up their latest round of high-level nuclear talks in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on April 9.
There will be a fresh round of high-level talks between Iran and the sextet beginning on May 13 in Vienna.