Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran’s Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee
A senior Iranian lawmaker has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to adopt a non-political approach in its future talks with Tehran.
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran’s Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said Wednesday that the IAEA should take legal considerations into account if it wants to make a step forward in the talks with Iran.
“It is the Islamic Republic of Iran’s expectation from the international body to act within the IAEA regulations and the Non-Proliferation treaty (NPT) so that talks will be fruitful,” he said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency should detach itself from the political pressure of the US and the West in order to be able to fulfill its duty, which is supporting the member states, he added.
The Iranian lawmaker said that the body should deal with Iran’s nuclear program technically not politically, adding it has taken a politicized approach under pressure from the West and acts according to the policies of major powers.
Iran and the IAEA wrapped up two days of talks in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 17-18. Iran’s IAEA Ambassador Ali-Asghar Soltanieh said Wednesday that the next round of the talks is scheduled for February 12 or 13.
The United States, Israel and some of their allies have falsely accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program.
Iran has vehemently rejected the allegations against its nuclear energy program, arguing that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it is entitled to use nuclear technology for peaceful objectives.
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