Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani expressed - today, Monday - his country's hope that there will be no politicization and pressure at the meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors, which is being held today in Vienna.
Kanaani added in a press conference that Tehran hopes that it will not witness any political interference from some countries in the meeting, explaining that his country has reached understandings he described as good with the IAEA that could pave the way for resolving outstanding technical issues.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed Tehran's readiness to return to nuclear negotiations responsibly with all parties, including Washington, stressing that the exchange of messages between Iran and the United States continues through multiple channels.
Kanaani explained that the decision to increase inspections at the Fordow facility comes within the framework of the comprehensive guarantees agreement.
meeting files
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency will discuss in a quarterly meeting that begins today, Monday, in Vienna, the files related to Tehran's commitment to the nuclear agreement and the terms of the joint guarantees agreement.
Al-Jazeera correspondent stated that the Council will discuss, in its meeting - which will last until the tenth of March - other files, including those related to safety, security and nuclear safeguards in Ukraine and North Korea, and the implementation of the Safeguards Agreement of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in Syria.
The meeting comes after the visit of the Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, to Iran, and in conjunction with a tour by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in the Middle East, during which he will hold talks on the Iranian nuclear program.
The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Islami, said that the International Atomic Energy Agency has the right to inspect uranium enrichment centers, provided that this is done in accordance with an agreement and specific laws.
The organization's spokesman, Behrouz Kamalvandi, denied that Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency had agreed to install new surveillance cameras in nuclear facilities, stressing that the uranium enrichment file at 48% had been closed.
Attacking nuclear facilities
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized statements made by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, in which he said that carrying out an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities was illegal.
Netanyahu said that Grossi is a worthy person, but he made inappropriate statements, adding that Israel will continue to defend itself in the face of those who call for its annihilation, as he put it.
Grossi said during a press conference with the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization in Tehran yesterday, Saturday, that the agency denounces any attack or threat of attack on nuclear facilities in the world, considering that any military attack on nuclear facilities is an illegal act, as he put it.
In a related context, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a regular press briefing today, Monday, that Beijing believes that full and effective commitment is the right way forward in the Iranian nuclear issue.
"The United States should make a political decision as soon as possible to achieve the outcomes of the talks," said ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning in response to a question about the IAEA and Iran issuing a joint statement on nuclear cooperation.