Iran Press/ Iran News: During a meeting in Tehran on Saturday between Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Raisi urged the need for preserving the independence of the UN nuclear agency.
Noting that cooperation is a two-way road, the president said that preserving the independence of the IAEA and observing the rights of the Iranian nation are key to bilateral cooperation, according to Mohammad Jamshidi, the Iranian deputy presidential chief of staff for political affairs.
Raisi said: "We expect the IAEA to act professionally and that the powers that seek their own interests and goals will not influence the body."
Grossi, for his part, also said: "Iran and IAEA cooperation is long-standing and positive. The continuation of this process requires continuous and high-level cooperation in order to strengthen bilateral relations."
Earlier on Saturday, Grossi also held a meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
The IAEA chief also met and held talks with the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami on Friday.
Eslami and Grossi held a joint press conference on Saturday morning as well.
Rafael Grossi arrived in Tehran on Friday with discussing the Iranian nuclear program on agenda.
The AEOI chief said that monitoring the performance, status, and capacity of Iran's nuclear industry is the most important goal of the visit of the UN nuclear watchdog's chief.
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