IAEA board begins 2nd annual meeting

The one-week meeting, which is attended by 35 board members, began in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Monday, in which participants will discuss implementation of safeguards agreement of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in the Islamic Republic, the IAEA said in a press release.

Addressing the board members in his introductory statement, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano noted that during his meeting with top Iranian officials on May 21, 2012, the two sides “decided to agree on a Structured Approach document.”

“I was assured that agreement on the structured approach would be expedited and that the remaining differences between Iran and the Agency would not be an obstacle to reaching agreement,” he added.

Amano stated that the agency will continue to verify the non-diversion of nuclear material declared by Iran under its Safeguards Agreement.

He also urged Iran “to take steps towards the full implementation of all relevant obligations in order to establish international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear program.”

Later this month, Iran is scheduled to hold a new round of multifaceted talks in the Russian capital, Moscow, with the P5+1 group — the US, Russia, China, Britain, and France plus Germany.

The US and some of its allies accuse Tehran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program.

Iran has repeatedly dismissed Western allegations over its nuclear activities, arguing that as a committed signatory to the NPT and member of the IAEA, it has every right to pursue nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

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