ElBaradei welcomes Iran-EU3 talks
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Vienna, March 2, IRNA
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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei issued a statement on Thursday and welcomed the upcoming Iran-EU3 talks in Vienna.
According to the statement, ElBaradei warmly hails the meeting between the high-ranking Iranian nuclear officials and the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain.
He called upon all sides to seize such an opportunity to return to negotiations.
Meanwhile, the IAEA chief has called on Iran to assure the international community of the peaceful nature of its nuclear programs by continuing its confidence building measures.
"As the talks proceed, the relevant parties are required to take into view the security, political and economic consequences of their discussions," added ElBaradei in his statement.
At the conclusion of the statement, he underlined that confidence in the nature of Iran's nuclear program and coming up with a solution to the issue can merely be achieved by transparency on the part of Iran and talks by all involved partners.
The Austrian news agencies reported on Thursday that the meeting between the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani and the foreign ministers of the three EU members will be held in Vienna on Friday.
Larijani is expected to leave for Vienna on Friday to hold talks with the EU troika.
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