The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday that the agency will hold further talks with Iran aimed at clarifying concerns about its nuclear energy work.
Amano said during the IAEA's annual meeting that the UN nuclear body is “firmly committed” to intensifying dialogue with Iran, AFP reported.
The latest round of talks between Iran and the IAEA was held in the Austrian capital, Vienna, in August. Before that session, the two sides' representatives had held two rounds of talks in Vienna in May and in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in February and January.
Iran's Ambassador to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh said in August that Iran had sent an official letter to the UN nuclear agency, expressing readiness to resume talks in order to resolve issues and respond to questions based on mutually agreed standards and regulations.
The United States, Israel and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program.
Iran argues that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, it is entitled to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
The IAEA has conducted numerous inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities, but has never found any evidence indicating diversion in Tehran's nuclear energy program toward military purposes.
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