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Added on the 10/06/2022 12:19:11 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Iran has agreed to reconnect surveillance cameras at several nuclear sites and increase the pace of inspections, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says. "There was a reduction in monitoring activities related to cameras and monitoring systems," Rafael Grossi tells reporters at Vienna airport after returning from Tehran. "We have agreed that both will be operating again." SOUNDBITE
Iran is removing 27 surveillance cameras at nuclear facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi says, calling it a "serious challenge" to the agency's work in the country. SOUNDBITE
The quarterly IAEA Board of Governors meeting opens in Vienna amid stalled talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal, as major European countries and the United States are expected to seek to censure Iran. If the resolution urging Iran to "cooperate fully" with the IAEA is adopted, it will be the first motion censuring Iran since June 2020. IMAGES of the plenary room
During a press conference, the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi shows the type of that the UN watchdog is using for monitoring Iran's nuclear program. Tehran and the Vienna-based IAEA announced earlier this week that they had reached agreement on replacing the cameras at a facility which makes centrifuges, after they were reportedly damaged in a June attack Tehran blames on Israel. But the IAEA will not be able to examine the camera images until after sanctions are lifted, an Iranian official has said. IMAGES
International delegations are gathered in the Palais Coburg hotel in Vienna for talks on Iran's nuclear programme, which are restarting after a five-month hiatus. Tehran said it was 'determined' to reach a deal as analysts warn of major obstacles to any speedy resumption of the 2015 nuclear deal. IMAGES
The UN nuclear watchdog's head says he "could not agree" in talks with Iranian officials to resolve disputes over the monitoring of the country's atomic programme, a day after returning from Tehran. SOUNDBITE