Iran asks IAEA to normalize safeguards issues
Homa Lezgee
Press TV, Vienna
Iran asks the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA )to normalize cases concerning its safeguards commitments following an earlier cooperation agreement.
Iran has asked the IAEA to normalize cases pertaining to the country’s safeguards commitments and stop reporting them to the Agency’s Board of Governors.
According to a joint statement between Iran and the IAEA, the Agency has agreed that it will not request any other access or raise any other questions based on its current information.
Tehran is currently implementing the Additional Protocol, which allows for extended IAEA inspections, voluntarily and as part of its commitments under the nuclear deal known as the JCPOA. If that deal collapses, Tehran says, the country will consequently not respond to similar requests.
Following the US withdrawal from the deal in 2018, Iranian officials have been asking the European signatories to the JCPOA to take an effective stand against reimposed American sanctions and open a reliable channel for trade and business in order to sustain the deal.
On Monday IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said he wanted to reinforce cooperation and enhance mutual trust through the direct channel of cooperation established with the Iranian government.
By accepting more than 450 IAEA inspections a year, Iran says it has demonstrated its goodwill and transparency and expects the IAEA to maintain its independence in the face of political pressure.
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