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Acting IAEA head presses Iran for response on nuclear questions
VIENNA, Austria, Sept 9, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – The acting head of the UN
nuclear watchdog on Monday called on Iran to “respond promptly” to the
agency’s questions regarding Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Cornel Feruta was addressing the quarterly board meeting of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a day after meeting high-level
Iranian officials in Tehran.
He said that in his meetings he “stressed the need for Iran to respond
promptly to Agency questions related to the completeness of Iran’s safeguards
declarations”, adding: “Time is of the essence.”
BSS/AFP/RY/1630 hrs