Iran allows IAEA inspectors to service "identified equipment", replace storage media
Based on a Joint statement by Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami and Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA inspectors) Rafael Grossi, IAEA’s inspectors are permitted to service the identified equipment and replace their storage media which will be kept under the joint IAEA and AEOI seals in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The statement was signed after a meeting between the two officials in Tehran on Sunday.
The full text of the statement reads:
A meeting between His Excellency Mr. Mohammad Eslami, Vice-President and the Head of Atomic Energy Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (AEOI), and His Excellency Mr. Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) took place on September 12, during his visit to Tehran.
1- In this meeting, the parties recalled and reaffirmed the spirit of cooperation and mutual trust and its continuation and emphasized the necessity of addressing the relevant issues in a constructive atmosphere and exclusively in a technical manner.
2- In the framework of the existing cooperation, the two sides decided to maintain their mutual interactions and meetings at relevant levels. To this end, the Vice-President and the Head of AEOI will meet the IAEA DG at the sidelines of the upcoming General Conference, and the IAEA DG will also visit Tehran in the near future to hold high-level consultations with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the aim of enhancing cooperation between Iran and the IAEA in different fields and discussing current issues of mutual interest.
3- IAEA’s inspectors are permitted to service the identified equipment and replace their storage media which will be kept under the joint IAEA and AEOI seals in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The way and the timing are agreed by the two sides
And also, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi on Sunday said that AEOI and IAEA recalled and reaffirmed the spirit of cooperation and mutual trust.
"Joint Statement by the Head of AEOI and IAEA DG: the parties recalled and reaffirmed the spirit of cooperation and mutual trust and its continuation," Gharibabadi tweeted.
They also "emphasized the necessity of addressing the relevant issues in a constructive atmosphere and exclusively in a technical manner", he further noted.
UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Tehran last night to meet the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
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