TEHRAN, Nov 20 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, urged the UN nuclear watchdog, to avoid any “political behaviour” with regard to its technical mission.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a responsible member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has always emphasised that, the IAEA, as a technical and specialised body of the United Nations, must be free from any political conduct,” said Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website.
The remarks by the Iranian spokesman were in reaction to the recent comments by French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Anne-Claire Legendre, who said that, the IAEA’s governing board must send a “strong message” to Iran, in next week’s meeting, after the recent report of the agency highlighted that, it has been unable to get access to an Iranian nuclear site.
“Any stance by officials and political institutions of different countries, with the aim of influencing the IAEA’s behaviour, is considered a damage to the technical and professional status of the IAEA,” said Khatibzadeh.
“With no doubt, instrumental use of the capacities of the IAEA will call into question the international legitimacy of the IAEA’s actions,” he added.– NNN-IRNA
