Iran, IAEA to enhance cooperation to highest level

Tehran, July 26, IRNA - Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency will enhance cooperation to the highest level in line with the Safeguards Agreement.

Deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Saeedi told IRNA that the Islamic Republic will undoubtedly continue with highlevel cooperation with the UN agency.

Everything will go on within the framework of the Safeguards Agreementand on the basis of mutual agreement, he noted.

On visit to Vienna of head of IAEO, Reza Aqazadeh, he said the visithad been postponed previously.

Aqazadeh and the IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei, startedtalks behind closed doors in Vienna on Thursday.

The two senior officials discussed Iran's nuclear program and the outcome of Tehran's latest talks with the Group 5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) over itsnuclear standoff with the West.

The talks were held in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 19 by Saeed Jaliliof Iran and the EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.

The US Undersecretary of State William Burns, the third-highest US diplomat, was also present in the meeting in a major shift from alongstanding policy.

Saeedi further noted that the UN nuclear watchdog is making itsroutine and regular inspection over Iran's nuclear installations.

The inspections are carried out on the basis of the SafeguardsAgreement, he added.

Asked whether ElBaradei has made any special suggestion, Saeedi saidnothing special has been proposed.

What was important for ElBaradei was Iran-G 5+1 talks for reaching adesirable outcome, he added.