Iran announced on Sunday it has agreed with the UN nuclear watchdog on seven more practical steps regarding the cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran announced on Sunday it has agreed with the UN nuclear watchdog on seven more practical steps regarding the cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tehran’s nuclear program.
"Seven more practical steps in regards to cooperation with the (International Atomic Energy) Agency was agreed" that need to be implemented by May 15, Iran's envoy to the Vienna-based body, Reza Najafi said.
The remarks reported by Iranian media were attributed to a joint statement that came after two days of talks between five IAEA experts and Iranian nuclear officials led by Najafi.
No elements of the deal were publicized and Najafi reportedly said IAEA director general Yukiya Amano would brief the agency's board of governors.
Describing the talks however, Najafi said "constructive technical meetings" had assessed "the progress in implementation of practical steps" that was required of Iran under a framework deal agreed on November 11.
The deal required Tehran to take six practical steps that included visits to the unfinished site of a heavy water research reactor in Arak and a uranium mine in the south.
Meanwhile, said Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said Parchin military site is not included in an agreement it struck on Sunday.
"Visiting Parchin is not included in the seven steps," said Kamalvandi.