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Added on the 04/03/2023 19:20:38 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
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 Director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi arrives at the Vienna airport on his return from Tehran and praises "good negotiations" saying they were "able to agree on a joint statement which is going to be guiding our steps for the next months". SOUNDBITE
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
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
The Director general of the IAEA Rafael Mariano Grossi meets the Vice President and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Eslami in Vienna. IMAGES