(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 7. It has been decided tostart a new process between Iran and the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA), Iranian Vice President and Chairman of theAtomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami said during the pressconference with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in Isfahan,Trend reports.
According to him, such a decision was taken at a meeting withthe IAEA Director General. Based on the decision, a preliminarytext of future agreements in three directions will be prepared.
Eslami said that a joint statement was issued between Iran andthe IAEA in March last year. The statement is conceived as a basisfor cooperation between Iran and the IAEA.
The Iranian vice president stated that of the three directions,the first direction is the direction of safeguards. There are manypolitical issues in this direction. Based on this, this directionshould not be mixed with other directions. The IAEA has proposed toverify 4 locations in this direction. Two of these locations havebeen verified and two more remain. The problem of incompatibilityof components has also been eliminated.
“The second direction is related to the current situation. Theproblems envisioned by the IAEA and within the framework of theNuclear Non-Proliferation Convention (NPT), shortcomings will beaddressed and expectations will be met,” he said.
He noted that the third direction is to overcome obstacles basedon future steps, mutual expectations, and the role of the IAEADirector General.
To note, the 3-day 1st International Conference on NuclearScience and Technology (International Conference on Nuclear andTechnology) in Isfahan, Iran, kicked off on May 6. Iran's topofficials attended the conference. IAEA Director General RafaelGrossi also visited Iran to attend the conference.
Meanwhile, an agreement between Iran and the IAEA was reachedlast March (2023) and a statement on the agreement was issued to the agreement, Iran's cooperation with the IAEA iswithin the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Convention(NPT) and safeguards, as well as the parties are to cooperate witheach other regarding the allegations made about the existence ofenriched uranium substances related to Iran's nuclear program.
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