“The agency is interested in visiting Parchin due to pressure from countries that want the agency to investigate the issue,” the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said .
Abbasi added that Iran has not been convinced and “no documents or reason has been presented to us” to persuade us to arrange a visit to Parchin military site.
Referring to the West call for Iran to stop enrichment, Abbasi said, “We do not ask for permission from anyone to meet our country’s demands.”
“It would be better for them to negotiate with our country with regards to obtaining fuel and not ask us to stop producing fuel,” he added.
Pointing to Iran's agreement with the IAEA, Abbasi said Tehran seeks to hold talks with the agency and resolve issues, adding that negotiations still continue regarding the accord by experts from both sides.
Upon returning to Vienna from his visit to Iran on May 22, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said the agency would soon sign an agreement with Iran aimed at resolving issues related to the country’s nuclear energy program.
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Iran's nuclear chief Fereydoun Abbasi says the insistence of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on visiting the Parchin site is due to pressure from certain countries.
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