By NNN-IRNA
Tehran : Deputy head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation for International Affairs Mohammad Saeedi has expressed hope that Iran and the IAEA would finalise the issue of P1 and P2 centrifuges in this round of negotiations.
Saeedi was speaking to reporters at the Mehrabad International Airport here Monday following the arrival of Deputy Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for Safeguards Olli Heinonen.
Heinonen is to hold a fresh round of talks with Iranian officials within the framework of Iran-IAEA Aug 21 agreement.
He will hold the new round of talks Monday with Deputy Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Javad Vaeedi who heads the Iranian team.
“If any outstanding issue remains about the P1 and P2 centrifuges, we will sum up the case in the next few days before the IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei presents his report,” Saeedi said.
He added that Iran and IAEA have so far had two rounds of detailed talks on P1 and P2 centrifuges during which explicit negotiations were held by the two sides.
“The file on plutonium has been closed and the IAEA presented its evaluation on the issue in September. No question has remained in this regard,” Saeedi reiterated.
He expressed hope that the two sides will reach a clear conclusion on P1 and P2 centrifuges in November.
ElBaradei is to release a new report on Iran-IAEA cooperation in November.