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Tehran calls on IAEA to not to be influenced by world powers

03 July 2015 [15:25] - TODAY.AZ

/By AzerNews/

By Sara Rajabova

The Iranian president has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency to play its proper role in the nuclear talks between Iran and the P+1 group without being influenced by world powers.

During a meeting with IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano in Tehran on July 2, Hassan Rouhani underlined that Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog can resolve the remaining issues in a short period of time, Iranian media reported.

Amano traveled to Tehran for talks with senior Iranian officials over ongoing cooperation between the Islamic Republic and the IAEA.

“Iran is still ready to achieve a fair framework for settling the remaining issues in the specified time under the safeguards and existing regulations,” Rouhani said.

Negotiators from Iran and the P5+1 group of countries - the U.S., Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany - are working to reach a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program in Vienna, Austria. The two sides have agreed to continue talks to strike a final deal by July 7.

The Iranian president noted that the expansion of peaceful nuclear activities and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons are two important duties of the IAEA, which should be fulfilled in a balanced way and without discrimination against its member-states.

“Iran's transparent cooperation with the IAEA is a golden example of a large number of examples and it has been proven for the IAEA that the accusations on Iran's diversion from nuclear activities have been baseless,” Rouhani added.

He also reiterated that Iran’s non-diversion from its nuclear obligations over the past 12 years of close cooperation with the IAEA should be the best evidence for international public opinion as to whether or not Iran will keep its commitments.

Iran joined the nuclear NPT and signed the Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA in 1973. The accord came into force in 1974.

Amano, for his part, appreciated the Islamic Republic’s cooperation with the IAEA, saying that the country has always abided by its commitments.

He also expressed hope that a report, which the agency will release after his trip to Tehran, would aid the successful trend of the nuclear talks.

While the nuclear negotiations are underway in Vienna, some of the parties to the talks expressed hope for the successful competition of negotiations.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on July 2 that there was a strong likelihood Iran and the six world powers would succeed in reaching a nuclear accord in the coming days, though he cautioned that there were still difficult issues to be resolved, Reuters reported.

Wang said there's a high possibility for an agreement by July 7.

However, he added that Iran and the six were "faced with some important and sensitive issues which no one can shy away from."

Russia also expressed confidence that Iran and the P5+1 group can strike a final deal over Tehran’s nuclear program in the coming days.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said all delegations present in the ongoing talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna are “determined” to strike a deal by the extended July 7 deadline.

Ryabkov also claimed that the text of a possible final deal over Tehran’s nuclear activities is "91 percent finished."

The removal of sanctions against Iran and access to the country’s military sites were cited to be among the major issues of disagreement between the sides.

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