Informed Source to RIA Novosti:
Latest Details on Iran-IAEA Negotiations at Expert and Technical Levels
Rokna Political Desk: The planned visit of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation to Iran within the next two weeks, focusing on discussions regarding future cooperation frameworks, is underway amid Tehran’s criticism of the Agency’s support for attacks on its nuclear facilities.
A high-ranking Iranian political source told RIA Novosti that the IAEA delegation’s visit to Iran is a scheduled trip, and no decisive or fate-determining decisions will be made during the talks. The source emphasized that Tehran continues to strongly criticize the Agency’s support for governments that have attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Earlier, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that IAEA representatives will visit Iran within two weeks. During this visit, Iranian officials will discuss the subsequent frameworks for cooperation with the Agency.
The source added: “The Deputy Director-General of the Agency’s visit to Tehran is a planned trip, and more than 10 similar meetings have already taken place both in Tehran and Vienna. According to the itinerary, negotiations will be held at the expert and technical levels, and several issues will be reviewed; however, this visit will not result in any specific decisions.”
Previously, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, stated that Tehran has informed the Agency’s leadership of its readiness to resume technical consultations with the body. He also stressed that the Agency insists on the return of its inspectors to Iran to swiftly resume activities at the country’s nuclear facilities.
Masoud Pezeshkian, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, last month issued a decree to implement a law suspending cooperation with the Agency. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, also said earlier that despite Iran’s decision to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, the channels of cooperation have not been closed.
According to Iranian officials, the condition for resuming cooperation is the guarantee of security for Iran’s nuclear facilities and nuclear scientists. This suspension of cooperation follows Tehran’s criticism of the Agency and its Director General for remaining silent in the face of attacks by the United States and the Zionist regime on the nuclear facilities in Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz.
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