Iran’s representative: There is no safeguard issue regarding Iran’s current nuclear activities

According to Fars News Agency’s Foreign Policy Group, “Mohammad Reza Ghaebi” Head of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency this morning (Friday) in a meeting on safeguards between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the International Energy Agency “The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to its obligations under the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the Agency (CSA) and has made every effort to address the Agency’s technical concerns,” Atomi said at a recent meeting of the Board of Governors. .

He added: “The fact is that there is no safeguard issue regarding Iran’s current nuclear activities, which has always been confirmed in various reports.” Iran has also voluntarily continued its various practical and constructive interactions with the IAEA and has worked closely with the IAEA to address issues related to a number of minor issues.

* The positive and constructive approach shown by Iran was not adequately responded to by the Agency

The Iranian diplomat said: “Unfortunately, the positive and constructive approach shown by Iran has not been properly responded to by the IAEA, which could be an obstacle to future interactions between the two sides.”

Ghaebi noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s engagement with the IAEA under the obligations set out in the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA) has never diminished. Iran reaffirms its determination to continue constructive engagement and cooperation with the Agency fully in line with its commitments under the CSA.

“To do this, it is in the best interests of both parties to respect the three recognized principles of independence, impartiality and professionalism, and to refrain from engaging in any political disputes,” he said.

“At this point, we all need to take into account the current content of the statements, the long-term interests of the agency, including avoiding any interference with political considerations,” Ghaibi said.

He also said: “During the recent visit of the Director General to Tehran, which took place on November 22 and 23, 2021, high-level political meetings and technical talks were held between Iran and the IAEA.”

The Iranian representative added: “In these meetings, the parties reminded and emphasized the spirit of cooperation and its continuation and the need to address all issues related to safeguards in a constructive atmosphere to achieve the result agreed by both parties through meetings of technical experts whose date will be determined later.” Emphasized.

He added: “As our Foreign Minister recently stated, the two sides are determined to continue cooperation and reach an agreement, and politicizing technical issues is in fact fruitless.”

According to Fars, the meeting of the Board of Governors is being held in Vienna for three days from Wednesday.

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