“Essential” surveillance by the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) finished in June, the chief of the agency Rafael Grossi said when the air strikes of Israel and the United States have targeted Iranian nuclear installations.
At the time, the Iranian authorities confirmed that the Natanz enrichment site had been “affected” without affecting the existing radiation levels, said the first diplomat of the IAEA.
Not forward
Now, “practical modalities” have been agreed to allow the resumption of inspection activities in Iran, Grosi told the Council of Agency’s governors in the Austrian capital. “This is an important step in the right direction,” he continued, before expressing his gratitude to Egypt for negotiating the agreement.
Development follows the announcement of August 28 by France, Germany and the United Kingdom of their intention to re-implicate United Nations sanctions on Iran within 30 days, under the so-called “snapback” mechanism contained in the Iranian nuclear agreement signed in July 2015 by the five permanent UN UN members Security adviceIn addition to Germany, EU and Iran.
Work in partnership
The new agreement – which was preceded by weeks of technical discussions in Tehran and Vienna on the activities of verification of “all the installations and installations in Iran” – came despite the decision of the Iranian legislators on June 25 to suspend cooperation with the AIAA, a decision approved by the president of the country a week later.
At the time, Mr. Grossi noted that this national decision had not changed International Bonds of International Non-Proliferation (TNP) of Iran.
The agreement remains in force
And earlier this week, he insisted that the agreement of the TNP remained in force as “the only legally binding treaty governing the rights and obligations of the [IAEA] and Iran with regard to the implementation of guarantees in Iran ”.
While recognizing that his Iranian interlocutors had declared their will to be part of the international non-proliferation movement, Mr. Grosi noted the “concerns” of Tehran.
Nevertheless, the agreement-sealed by Mr. Grossi and the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Aragchi in Cairo on Monday-“provides for a clear understanding of inspection procedures, notifications and their implementation,” he insisted.
The agreement “also considers” to report on all the installations targeted by Israel and the United States in June “including the nuclear material present” in Iran, continued the head of the AIEA.
“These practical steps … must be implemented now,” he insisted. “There may be difficulties and problems to be solved for sure, but we now know what we have to do and the elements at our disposal so that these basic understanding are implemented.”
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
