Iran, IAEA resume dialogue

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, kicked off on Monday a new round of talks in Vienna over the IAEA's growing concerns about possible military dimensions to Tehran's atomic activities. The talks are expected to last for two days.  

A senior U.N. nuclear watchdog official said Iran needed to give his inspectors access to information, people and sites as he began a two-day meeting with Iranian officials on the Islamic state's disputed atomic activities on Monday.

Herman Nackaerts, deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told reporters as he arrived at an Iranian diplomatic mission in Vienna that Iran should now engage on issues of substance with the IAEA.

The U.N. agency is investigating suspicions that Tehran may be seeking nuclear weapons capability, a charge it denies.
   
"The aim of our two days is to reach agreement on an approach to resolve all outstanding issues with Iran, in particular clarification of the possible military dimensions remains our priority," Nackaerts said.

REUTERS