Date for next nuclear talks between Iran, IAEA publicized

Azerbaijan, Baku, April 22 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/ The date for the next nuclear talks between Iran and the representatives of IAEA, will be on May 21, Mehr news agency reported. Iran and the IAEA last met in Tehran in mid-February. According to Fars News Agency, Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh and chief IAEA nuclear inspector Herman Nackaerts will be participating in the upcoming meeting. On Feb. 13 Iranian negotiating team held nuclear talks with IAEA in Tehran. After the negotiations, Iran's representative to IAEA, ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh said both sides reached agreements on "some points", however the IAEA inspectors were not granted access to visit the Parchin military complex. The IAEA, whose mission is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, has been trying to negotiate a so-called structured approach with Iran giving the inspectors access to sites, officials and documents for their long-stalled inquiry. World powers are monitoring the IAEA-Iran talks for any signs as to whether Tehran, facing intensifying sanctions pressure, may be prepared to finally start tackling mounting international concerns about its nuclear activity. The U.S. and its Western allies suspect Iran of developing a nuclear weapon - something that Iran denies. The Islamic Republic has on numerous occasions stated that it does not seek to develop nuclear weapons, using nuclear energy for medical researches instead. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az