Statements by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on disputed nuclear facilities in Iran are inaccurate and based on accusations by Israel. Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh said this on Monday on state television of the country.
"This report is not only inaccurate and ignores Iran's actions, but also tries to present a dubious description of our future plans." - he noted. - "Basically, it is based on accusations that obviously show Israeli influence."
The diplomat also called on the IAEA not to accept the resolution on Iran. "We consider this resolution to be unconstructive. It will negatively affect our cooperation with the IAEA as well as the negotiations [on the nuclear deal]," he said.
Earlier Monday, at a meeting of the agency's Board of Governors, IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said that Iran has so far failed to provide reliable information about the origin of uranium particles at the three disputed undeclared sites. According to him, Iran has also failed to inform the IAEA about the current location of nuclear material that was moved from Turkuzabad in 2018.
On June 1, Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna, said that a draft resolution on Iran could be considered at the next IAEA meeting to be held in Vienna from June 6 to 10. In particular, it may concern the lack of sufficient access of the agency to the three nuclear facilities in Iran.
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Photo: Twitter/@SKhatibzadeh
Based on materials from TASS