Iran Press/ Iran News: In a Joint Statement by Vice-President and President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the two sides agreed on the following Joint Statement for the clarification of the issues mentioned in GOV/2021/52 of 17 November 2021.
The AEOI and the IAEA agreed, in continuation of their cooperation as stated in the Joint Statement of 26 August 2020, to accelerate and strengthen their cooperation and dialogue to resolve the issues.
In this context, AEOI and the IAEA agreed on the following:
1. The AEOI will provide to the IAEA, no later than 20 March 2022, written explanations including related supporting documents to the questions raised by the IAEA, which have not been addressed by Iran on the issues related to three locations.
2. Within two weeks after receiving the AOEI’s written explanations and related supporting documents, the IAEA will review this information and submit to the AEOI any questions on the received data.
3. Within one week after the IAEA has submitted to the AEOI any questions on such information, the IAEA and the AEOI will meet in Tehran to address the questions. Separate meetings will be held for each location.
4. Upon completion of the activities set out in paragraphs 1 to 3 above and following the corresponding evaluation by the Agency, the Director-General will aim to report his conclusion by the June 2022 Board of Governors.
The eighth round of talks on the removal of anti-Iranian sanctions resumed on Dec. 27, 2021 in the Austrian capital of Vienna. Representatives from China, France, Russia, Britain, Germany and Iran have been negotiating in Vienna to bring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) back on track.
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