Iran’s Meeting with IAEA Constructive, Differences for Later Discussion
The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh described the country's new round of negotiations with the agency as "constructive".
"We had about eight hours of intensive discussions. The meeting was in a constructive environment... we mostly tried to bridge the gaps because there are some differences in the structure, approach, or modality for resolving the issues," Soltanieh said in an interview with Press TV on Friday.
The Iranian envoy and IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards Herman Nackaerts headed the delegations at the one-day meeting, which was held in Vienna on Friday.
"We had... progress... but of course there are still some points that have to be worked out at a later stage," Soltanieh said.
"These are issues regarding allegations [against Iran], which we have in many cases proved that they are baseless and with political motivations," he added.
He also noted that Iran is "on the right track" and that "normal activities of Iran with the agency and [the IAEA's] normal inspection [of the country's nuclear facilities] is continuing without any difficulty."
The IAEA has conducted numerous inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities but has never found any evidence showing that Iran's civilian nuclear program has been diverted to nuclear weapons production
Soltanieh added that "these allegations will be dealt with in a professional and technical manner."
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the IAEA announced that the meeting would focus on "further discussions on a structured approach to resolve outstanding issues" of Iran's nuclear energy program.
"The discussions today were intensive but important differences remain between Iran and the U.N. that prevented agreement," Herman Nackaerts, the International Atomic Energy Agency's chief inspector, told journalists after about seven hours of talks with an Iranian delegation in Vienna.
"At the moment we have no plans for another meeting."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
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