The United Nations nuclear watchdog will make a visit to Iran within the next two weeks, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, a few days after the watchdog’s director said Tehran is ready to restart technical conversations.
Baghaei added that a manual regarding the future of Iran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency will be presented, based on a recent parliamentary bill restricting such cooperation.
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson also reiterated Iran’s position that it would resume indirect talks with the United States if its national interest required it, but said there were currently no plans to hold a sixth round of nuclear negotiations with Washington.
Rafael Grossi said on Friday in Singapore that the IAEA had proposed that Iran start discussions on “the modalities as to how to restart or begin (inspections) again”.
“So this is what we are planning to do, perhaps starting on technical details and, later on, moving on to high level consultations,” Grossi said, adding that technical teams sent to Iran for talks will not include inspectors yet.
