Iranian President, UN Nuclear Chief to Meet Sunday
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano are scheduled to meet in Tehran on Sunday, an Iranian diplomat said.
Amano is planned to make a trip to Iran in line with efforts to promote cooperation between Tehran and the UN nuclear agency and will hold talks with President Rouhani on August 17, Iranian Ambassador to the IAEA Reza Najafi said on Friday.
He also said that the visit would take place under an agreement reached between Iran and the IAEA last year.
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.
The Iranian ambassador went on to say that Iran would brief the IAEA on its expectations, Press TV reported.
Amano’s Sunday visit to Tehran will come ahead of the IAEA’s August 25 deadline for Iran to provide the agency with a new set of information on its nuclear energy program.
On July 20, the IAEA’s monthly report verified Iran’s compliance with the terms of its interim nuclear deal with the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany).
