“It was previously decided by overseeing fuel for fuel plants in line with the implementation of the scheduled programme of the Buchere Nuclear Power Plant and the need to provide the necessary electricity on time,” said Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI).
He added, “It will obviously take place after Iran and the agency agree to a framework of cooperation and approval by the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) based on a recent parliamentary resolution.”
In the meantime, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragut said on Wednesday that IAEA inspectors have returned to Iran to monitor the refueling of the Bucher nuclear power plant.
Iran’s foreign minister also noted that he did not violate the law approved by Iranian parliament after the US attack on three major nuclear facilities in June. The law called for Tehran to suspend cooperation with the agency after denounced the director’s report of invasions on Iranian sites due to false reports on peaceful programs.
Meanwhile, Araguchi emphasized that the return of IAEA inspectors to Iran does not imply a conclusion of modality between the two parties for cooperation.
“All kinds of cooperation (with the IAEA) lies within the framework of parliamentary laws that serve the interests of the Iranian state,” said a top Iranian diplomat.
“The text of the final agreement on a new framework of cooperation between Iran and the IAEA has not been approved,” he added.
Earlier Wednesday, IAEA Chihulafaergrossi said the first group of inspectors is preparing to return to Iran and resume work at the Republic’s nuclear facility.
MNA