After the high-ranking IAEA delegation left Tehran on Wednesday, the UN nuclear agency said in a statement on the same day that another meeting will be held in Tehran from February 21 to 22.
The delegation, headed by Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts and Assistant Director General for Policy Rafael Grossi, made a three-day trip to Iran to discuss issues regarding Tehran's nuclear program.
Upon arrival in Vienna airport, Nackaerts said the IAEA was “committed to resolving all the outstanding issues and the Iranians said they are committed too.”
The IAEA said in its statement that during the visit the delegation "explained its concerns and identified its priorities, which focus on the clarification of possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear program."
"The IAEA also discussed with Iran the topics and initial steps to be taken, as well as associated modalities," it added.
"The agency is committed to intensifying dialogue. It remains essential to make progress on substantive issues," IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said.
The US, Israel and their allies accuse Iran of pursuing a military nuclear program and have used this allegation as a pretext to sway the UNSC to impose four rounds of sanctions on Iran.
Echoing the US-led allegations, the IAEA released a report in November 2011 and accusing Iran of conducting activities related to the development of nuclear weapons before 2003 and saying that these activities "may still be ongoing."
Iran has refuted the allegations, arguing that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a member of the IAEA, it has the right to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
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Publish Date: 1 February 2012 - 22:24
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced plans for holding another round of talks in Iran's capital, Tehran, later this month.