Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that his country is ready for cooperation on its nuclear energy program in case that the UN nuclear agency takes the path of interaction, stressing that Iran will take new measures if the agency’s Board of Governors issues a resolution against Iran.

According to The Iran Project, Araghchi made the comments on Saturday during an interview broadcast on Iranian state TV, taking questions on various issues from Iran’s nuclear program to the country’s policy over the ongoing developments in the West Asia region.

He said that Iran is ready for cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if the agency takes the path of interaction; otherwise, Iran will take new measures in case that the agency’s Board of Governors issues a new resolution against Iran.

"Our behavior towards the IAEA is completely professional. The agency is a technical body and should fulfill its duties in the technical field, and it does not have the right to enter political fields", the Iranian foreign minister noted. 

Araghchi said that Iran’s approach was conveyed to the IAEA director general, Rafael Grossi during his latest trip to the Islamic Republic earlier in the week. 

The minister reiterated that Iran remains committed to its obligations under the IAEA as well as the nuclear non-proliferation treaty known as NPT.