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Iran and IAEA to hold more talks on January 16

Tehran hosts UN nuclear team talks with Iran on Jan 16 Channel News Asia, 14 December 2012 TEHRAN: Iran and the UN atomic watchdog, following a day of discussions on the Islamic republic’s controversial nuclear programme, agreed on Thursday to resume negotiations in Tehran on January 16 , a senior Iranian official said. “We agreed to have the next round of talks on January 16 in Tehran,” said Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran’s representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency was quoted by media as saying.

The one day of talks held on Thursday was “constructive, positive, and good progress has been made,” he added.

No other information came out of the talks, which ran from the morning late into the evening….. The IAEA says the talks aim to reach agreement on a “structured approach” for Tehran to address allegations of weaponisation and for the watchdog to gain broader access to Iran’s nuclear sites and people working in the programme……

December 14, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general