Iran to attend IAEA General Conference

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iran's Atomic Energy Organization spokesman has left for Austria today to attend IAEA 58th General Conference. The 58th Annual Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference is set for 22-26 September 2014 at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) in Austria and Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Spokesman, Behrouz Kamalvandi, left for Vienna to attend this conference. He is scheduled to meet with IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano. During this meetingg and they will talk about different issues such as cooperation between Iran and IAEA, strengthening the international security system and other bilateral issues between Iran and the IAEA. Some western sources in recent days have announced that with the escalation of the war in Gaza, Arab states plan to put more pressure on Israel for the possession of nuclear weapons since they feel that the Zionist regime, as the only possessor of nuclear weapons in the Middle East, threatens the safety and peace in the region. Last year, these countries drafted a resolution on Israel and called for a stop to the production of nuclear and other mass destruction weapons in this region; however, the resolution was overruled with 8 votes against it. IAEA Director General confirmed the implementation of the agreed issues by Iran and will continue research and development in the context of the IAEA safeguards.