TEHRAN, Nov 17 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian nuclear chief said yesterday, the draft of an anti-Tehran resolution, prepared for adoption at the ongoing meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Directors “lacks validity” and is “rejected” by Iran.
President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami, made the remarks on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting, in reaction to yesterday’s meeting of the IAEA Board of Directors, and a potential resolution to be adopted against Tehran.
On Tuesday, diplomats revealed that the U.S., Britain, France and Germany submitted a resolution to the IAEA, calling on Iran to cooperate fully with the UN nuclear watchdog.
Eslami said, Iran has an “approved, written and announced” nuclear programme, and will continue its activities within its framework, noting that AEOI has responded to every allegation made by the IAEA.
He added that, if relevant parties had the necessary goodwill and sought to continue the negotiations on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, they would not have presented the draft of an anti-Tehran resolution.
IAEA director general, Rafael Grossi, has said on several occasions that, Iran failed to cooperate with the watchdog after uranium traces were identified at three “undeclared” sites.
Iran, which denies such claims, said, it has cooperated with the agency closely and transparently, and fully informed it of its nuclear activities.– NNN-IRNA
