  Iran under no obligation to respond IAEA requests - top nuke official February 29, 2012 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereydoun Abbasi said there is no reason to respond any IAEA requests, ISNA reported. Abbasi referred to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) request on visiting Iran's military sites, saying decisions in this regard would be taken by the country's military officials. "We are ready to receive the IAEA inspectors 2 hours before the IAEA proclamation for visiting sites of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran every day it happens. They can visit whenever they want, but there is no reason to let them visit any geographical part they demand, "Abbasi stressed. He noted sites under the monitoring of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran would be shown and other places should be decided by other relevant officials. The top nuclear official said the negotiation with the Agency was positive, "Since we should obey our national interests and the country's rights." He stressed there is no reason to respond all requests put forward by the IAEA negotiating delegation, adding everything should be fulfilled under a specific framework.   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
