By Xinhua,
Tehran : The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) deputy chief Olli Heinonen arrived in Tehran early Monday to follow up his previous talks with Iranian officials, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has announced that Heinonen is in Tehran upon an invitation of the organization, and will hold talks with senior Iranian nuclear officials on the process of cooperation between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog, IRNA said.
Heinonen’s previous talks with Iranian officials were held during his two-day visit in Iran on August 7-8, which came after six major countries recently agreed to consider new sanctions against Iran in the wake of remarks by Western governments saying Iran failed to give a “clear positive response” to their latest offer of incentives.
Iranian officials said the talks were “constructive” and were “held in an atmosphere of mutual understanding.”
On June 14, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana handed the offer of incentives to the Iranian authorities on behalf of France, Britain, Russia, China, the United States and Germany during his visit to Tehran in a bid to persuade Iran to halt uranium enrichment.
During the visit, representatives of five of the six countries, except the U.S., also took part in talks with senior Iranian officials.
Iran has also presented its own package of proposals, which is aimed to help resolve regional and international problems, including Iran’s nuclear issue.