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Vienna, Nov 26, IRNA -- The spokesman of the Iranian delegation to
the IAEA Board of Governors, Hossein Mousavian, said in the Belgian
capital on Friday that Iran and the EU bloc have had very good
progress in bilateral negotiations.
Talking to reporters, he said that the two sides will continue
their negotiations.
"We are trying to have everything within the framework of the
Paris agreement; that is, both of us are committed to meeting our
obligations as worded in the Paris agreement," he added.
On topics of discussion with the EU countries, he said there were
four most important issues being discussed with the EU.
"The first issue is on suspension."
Tehran has made it clear that it is suspending uranium enrichment
as a confidence-building measure and not as a legal obligation, he
added.
The "trigger mechanism" is the second important issue being
discussed by Tehran and the EU3, Mosavian said.
"In our view, a kind of 'trigger mechanism' was inserted in the
first draft resolution proposed by the European countries."
Although the Europeans have made certain changes in the wording
of their proposed draft, it is still not acceptable to Tehran,
Mousavian said.
The third important issue that is being discussed is Tehran's
principal insistence that everything with regard to further
activities of the IAEA on Iran's nuclear programs should be within
the framework of the safeguards regime and the Additional Protocol,
he said.
As to the last important issue, Mousavian said that Iran wants
its nuclear dossier be closed by the IAEA after the current
negotiations.
On the issue of centrifuges, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator
said, "We believe the issue is not an important one. It is actually a
technical issue which is under discussion with the IAEA and the EU."
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