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May 21, 2012

Nuclear Atomic Agency Chief Visits Iran Ahead of Baghdad Summit 
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The United Nation's top nuclear oversight official has arrived in Tehran
for talks with the Iranian government. The visit from International
Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano comes ahead of a key summit in
Baghdad between Iran and world powers, including the United States later
this week. Ahead of his visit, Amano said he is optimistic that a new
framework for monitoring Iran's nuclear sites can be reached.

Yukiya Amano: "We need to keep up the momentum. There has been good
progress during the recent round of discussions between Iran and IAEA,
so I thought that now is the right time for me to visit Tehran and have
direct talks with high level officials of Iran."

 

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