UN Nuclear Watchdog Agency Announces Upcoming Visit To Iran
The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that its inspectors will visit Iran's Arak reactor
early next week, ahead of further talks planned for next month.
The announcement came yesterday in Vienna after discussions between senior IAEA officials and an Iranian delegation as
part of efforts to resolve outstanding issues pertaining to the country's past nuclear programme and to clarify
safeguards implementation issues.
IAEA Deputy Director General for Safeguards Olli Heinonen told reporters that during the August meeting, the agency will
discuss plutonium contamination and other outstanding issues.
"In the weeks to come, we will then talk about other outstanding issues that are related to Iran's enrichment
programme," he said.
Javad Vaeedi, head of the Iranian delegation and Under-Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Council, said that during
yesterday's meeting, "good discussions were held and constructive progress was made."
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