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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TEHRAN, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — Iran's new agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) addresses Tehran's security concerns and recognizes its rights, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told state-run IRIB TV on Wednesday after his visit to Cairo.
Under a law passed by parliament and the Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic's constitution in late June, Iran suspended its cooperation with the IAEA following Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear facilities and the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists.
Iran has since said any IAEA inspections must be approved by the country's Supreme National Security Council and that cooperation will not resume until guarantees are given for the safety of Iran's nuclear facilities and scientists.
“The most important feature of the agreement is that it recognizes the emergence /after the Israeli-American attacks/ of new circumstances, and Iran’s cooperation with the agency is no longer the same as in the past and must be carried out in a new format,” he added.
A. Araghchi said the agreement “takes into account Iran’s security concerns, recognizes the country’s rights and defines a new form of cooperation with the agency.”
“All of Iran’s demands are included in the agreement,” he stressed.
However, IAEA inspectors are currently not given access to Iran's nuclear facilities, except for the Bushehr nuclear power plant, where they have been allowed to monitor the fuel replacement process after receiving permission from the Supreme National Security Council, the foreign minister said.
"The agreement itself does not provide any access. Iran will negotiate the type of access at the appropriate time based on the reports it will submit in the future," he added.
A. Araghchi stressed that the agreement will lose its force if hostile actions are taken against Iran.
Iran and the IAEA signed an agreement on Tuesday to resume cooperation. –0–
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