IAEA Says Iran Visit Now Feb. 20-21
The U.N. atomic agency said Tuesday that a high-ranking visit to Iran will take place on February 20-21, beginning a day earlier than had been announced.
"An IAEA statement on 1 February 2012 stated that agency officials would hold a further meeting with Iran in Tehran on 21-22 February," the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency said in a communiqué.
"Unfortunately these dates were incorrect; the meetings are in fact scheduled for 20-21 February."
The visit, following three days of talks in Tehran from January 29-31 which diplomats said achieved little, is aimed at clearing up what the IAEA calls "all outstanding substantive issues" surrounding Iran's nuclear program.
A November report from the IAEA raised suspicions Iran had done work on developing nuclear weapons -- something which Tehran denies -- leading to increased pressure on the country from Washington and the European Union.
Source: Agence France Presse
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