| A five-member group of experts from the United Nations atomic energy
watchdog is today continuing its visit to Iran, where the members are
holding talks with officials about international concerns over the
country’s nuclear programme.
The talks in Tehran are “aimed at resolving all outstanding issues in
relation to Iran’s nuclear programme,” the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) reported today in a press release.
“We hope to have a couple [of] good and constructive days in Tehran,”
said Herman Nackaerts, the deputy director general for safeguards at
IAEA and the head of the mission, before the team left Vienna – where
the agency is headquartered – late on Sunday.
“This is, of course, a complex issue that may take a while, but we hope
it will be constructive,” he said, adding that the agency hopes “to have
some concrete results after this trip.”
IAEA experts also visited Tehran last month to discuss issues of
concern, which focus on the clarification of possible military
dimensions to Iran’s nuclear programme.
Iran has repeatedly stated that its nuclear programme is for the
peaceful purpose of providing energy, but some countries contend it is
seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
The Security Council has imposed four rounds of sanctions against Iran,
citing the proliferation risks of its nuclear programme and its
continued failure to cooperate with the IAEA.
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