Tehran, October 04: The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog arrived in Tehran on Saturday to pave the way for a visit by UN inspectors to Iran’s new uranium enrichment plant at the holy city of Qom.
Mohamed El Baradei’s visit comes after Washington and its allies demanded rapid progress in revived talks on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief is expected to meet Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation, and other officials on Sunday.
The main purpose of his visit is to discuss with Iranian officials “how UN inspectors can visit the Qom plant, other nuclear facilities and to discuss more cooperation.
—Agencies