IAEA chief: Agency is trying to reach an agreement with Iran

Tehran (IP)- The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who is in Tehran, referring to his meeting with the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, announced that the two sides are trying to reach an agreement on safeguards issues.

Iran Press/Iran News: Rafael Grossi on his Twitter account on Tuesday stated: "This morning I met with Iran’s Vice-President and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi. We are working on reaching an agreement on IAEAs safeguards verification activities in Iran."

Grossi arrived in Tehran last night heading a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), welcomed by Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and Iran's permanent representative to the international organizations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna.

This trip was carried out at the invitation of Iran and in order to continue cooperation between Iran and the IAEA.

Prior to his visit to Iran, Rafael Grossi tweeted that he would travel to Tehran for meetings with Iranian authorities to address outstanding questions related to safeguards in Iran.

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