IAEA Chief Visits Iranian Parchin Military Site

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, center, welcomes U.N. nuclear chief Yukiya Amano at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 - Sputnik International
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano visited the site of Parchin in Iran, together with the Head of the Department of Safeguards, according to the agency's press service.

VIENNA (Sputnik) — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano visited on Sunday the Parchin military site in Iran, which was long restricted for the agency's representatives.

"As part of the implementation of the Road-map, the Director General visited the site of Parchin, together with the Head of the Department of Safeguards, Tero Varjoranta," the agency's press service said in a statement published on its website.

According to the statement, Amano met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, as well as with members of the Iranian parliament.

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"Discussions with high-level Iranian officials focused on the continued implementation of the Road-map to resolve all past and present outstanding issues," the statement read, referring to the possible military dimensions (PMD) of the Iranian nuclear program.

On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 group consisting of Russia, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany signed a historic deal to guarantee the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.

The same day, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) and the IAEA signed a roadmap agreement for the clarification of PMD of Iran's past and present nuclear activities, including at the controversial military facility of Parchin.

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