20 Apr 2024
Thursday 6 August 2015 - 11:42
Story Code : 174973

IAEA access to Irans parchin military site to remain confidential

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said that information about access to Irans Parchin military complex is confidential.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Discussing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors access toIrans Parchin military complex would breach confidentiality and undermine the agencys credibility, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano told the press onWednesday.

I cannot talk aboutthat, because this is the confidential part, Amano said ofIAEA inspections ofthe Parchin facility.

Amano continued, At stake is the credibility ofthe IAEA [and the] cornerstone ofthe safeguard, which is why we cannot share the confidential information.

After the July 14, 2015 comprehensive nuclear agreement was signed betweenIran and the P5+1 group ofcountries, Tehran and the IAEA reached a separate roadmap agreement toimprove IAEA access and information aboutpossible military dimensions ofthe countrys nuclear program.

The United States has previously raised concerns aboutthe Parchin military facility, alleging there was evidence the site was being used todevelop a key component fora nuclear weapon delivery system.

By Sputnik
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