Iran hopes new IAEA chief will act ‘impartially’, ‘professionally’
Tehran (KNA) - Iran says it will keep up cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under Rafael Grossi, expressing hope that the UN nuclear watchdog’s new chief will act “partially” and “professionally.”
On Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi offered congratulations to Grossi on his appointment as the IAEA's director general, wishing him success during his term.
Mousavi also referred to the "very critical and important" role the IAEA plays in the fields of disarmament, non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the enhancement of peaceful nuclear cooperation.
Iran hopes that the Vienna-based agency under Grossi "will undertake its responsibilities and important international missions in the most impartial and professional manner," he said.
The spokesman further stressed the IAEA's "unique" role in relation to the technical aspects of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and Iran's peaceful nuclear cooperation with other member states of the atomic watchdog.
Source: PressTV