Top UN Nuclear Official Confirms Iran’s Commitment to JCPOA
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano confirmed that Iran has remained committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a nuclear agreement with the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).
Speaking at a joint press conference with Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran on Sunday, Amano expressed satisfaction with the trend of implementation of the JCPOA, hoping that such trend would continue.
“Iran has been committed to its obligations and this is an important matter,” the Japanese head of the IAEA added.
As regards his meeting with Salehi, Amano said that they discussed issues related to the implementation of Iran nuclear deal.
In a statement released on Friday, the IAEA said Amano's visit to Tehran “is part of regular high-level contacts between the agency and Iran.”
It is Amano’s second trip to Iran in 2016. He once visited Tehran in January, days after the JCPOA took effect.
The IAEA is responsible for monitoring Iran’s nuclear activities as per the nuclear deal and should also help the country develop its nuclear energy program.