IAEA will continue to negotiate with Iran: IAEA DG

TEHRAN,June 29(MNA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency will continue the dialogue with Iran on its nuclear program, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said on Thursday, Itar-Tass reported. Speaking at the 3rd IAEA International High-Level Conference in St Petersburg, Amano said the dialogue “cannot be held endlessly and our purpose is to make sure that Iran’s nuclear program pursues peaceful goals.” He said the decision on Iran’s nuclear program “is in competence of the IAEA Board of Governors.” “My task is to collect information and submit it to the IAEA Board of Governors,” he stated. Amano recalled that the IAEA had adopted two resolutions on this issue in November 2011 and in September 2012. “At present, we inform the Board of Governors on the implementation of the resolutions, especially the second resolution, which calls for stepping up the work with Iran,” the IAEA director general said. Commenting on whether the IAEA position would change on the Iranian nuclear dossier after a new president comes to power, Amano said, “Our position will be as it is with the previous president.” “Naturally, we’ll continue the dialogue with the country, and it will be aimed at achieving concrete results.” The West suspects Iran’s nuclear program may be aimed at developing nuclear weapons capability, but Iran insists it is purely for peaceful purposes.