WANA (Jun 03) – The Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran has warned that any politically motivated action by certain states at the IAEA Board of Governors could seriously disrupt the full continuation of Iran’s cooperation with the Agency.

 

Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Minister for Legal and International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, presented a report on Tuesday regarding his separate meetings with ambassadors of 17 member states of the IAEA Board of Governors, as well as with the ambassadors of Russia and China.

 

In a post on the social media platform X, Gharibabadi wrote: “Today, in separate meetings—first with the ambassadors of 17 member states of the IAEA Board of Governors, followed by the ambassadors of Russia and China, and later with the ambassadors of Germany, the United Kingdom, and France—I explained the Islamic Republic of Iran’s positions regarding the IAEA Director General’s report and the upcoming Board of Governors meeting, and I addressed their questions.”

The senior Iranian diplomat emphasized: “I underlined in these meetings that Iran remains a committed member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), continues to implement its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, and maintains extensive cooperation with the Agency in fulfilling its obligations under that agreement.”

 

He further warned: “Any politically motivated action by certain countries in the Board of Governors regarding two unresolved allegations—dating back more than two decades—could seriously hinder the continuation of Iran’s cooperation with the Agency on current activities, despite Iran’s principled approach.”

 

Gharibabadi stressed that: “Despite the assassination of its nuclear scientists, sabotage of its nuclear facilities, constant threats of military action, and the other parties’ suspension of their commitments under the JCPOA, Iran has not changed its approach to Agency access and implementation of safeguards obligations.”

 

“This situation, however,” he warned, “cannot continue indefinitely.”

 

Concluding his remarks, Gharibabadi wrote: “We hope that the members of the Board of Governors will adopt a constructive approach and oppose any political move that could undermine or disrupt the preservation and expansion of Iran-IAEA cooperation.”

Deputy Minister for Legal and International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, presented a report on Tuesday regarding his separate meetings with ambassadors of 17 member states of the IAEA Board of Governors