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Friday 21 August 2015 - 13:33
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IAEA chief hails Iran roadmap as technically sound

The head ofthe International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) says the agency's recent nuclear agreement with Iran to verify the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear program is technically sound.

YukiyaAmanosaid in a Thursday statement thatIran and the IAEA have agreed on a series of separate arrangements under theagreedroadmap which are confidential and cannot be made public based on legal obligations.

He describedtheroadmap signed by Iran and the UN agency in July as "robust enough to verify outstanding issues" on Tehran's nuclear program.
"I can state that the arrangements are technically sound and consistent with our long-established practices. They do not compromise our safeguards standards in any way, Amano said.
The comments came two days after The Associated Press claimed that it has seen a document showing that theIAEA has allowed Iran to use its own inspectors to investigate a site which someclaim isrelated to the country's nuclear program.

Amano said he is disturbed by media reports, saying they "misrepresent" the way in which the UN body will undertake the verification work.

'Media clamor to continue'

Later in the day, Irans envoy to the IAEA also slammed what he called attempts to undermine the Iran-IAEA agreement and the JointComprehensivePlan ofAction (JCPOA) agreed between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries - the US, the UK, France, Russia, China plus Germany - on July 14.

"Weanticipate thatthismedia clamorwillprobablycontinue until the day the JCPOA is implemented and even after that,"said Reza Najafi in an interview with IRIB, adding, "Such fabrications are meant to influence this process.



[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] The photo shows IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano (L) and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi after signing a roadmap regarding Irans nuclear program in Vienna, Austria, on July 14, 2014.[/caption]

Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran dismissed as speculation the APs alleged access to the confidential provisions of Iran-IAEA roadmap.

The Agency has so far respected its commitments with regard to safeguarding confidential documents and information [enshrined in] the bilateral agreement with our country and no action has been carried out in contravention of these commitments, Behrouz Kamalvandi said.

On July 14, Iran and the IAEA signed a roadmap for the clarification of past and present issues regarding Irans nuclear program in the Austrian capital, Vienna. The deal came on the same day Iran and the six worldpowers reached an agreement thatwould give Iran relief frominternational sanctions in return for curbs on its nuclear program.

The IAEA confirmed in mid-August that Iran has complied with the timeframe set in the roadmapandhas given the nuclearbody the information regarding its past nuclear activities.

By Press TV
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