Iran expects IAEA director to make visit without preconditions

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
Yukiya Amano, must not form preconditions on his visit to Iran,
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Tuesday, IranNews
reports.

Salehi visited Slovenia and signed an agreement on cultural ties. He
then visited Austria and will meet his Austrian counterpart Michael
Spindelegger and Amano.

In Ljubljana Salehi met Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar. He
said that they may sign a deal on nuclear non-proliferation but Iran
will never abandon the right to peaceful nuclear energy.
Iran initiated the International Convention for Nuclear
Non-Proliferation, SalamNews reports.

Salehi and the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
announced that production, stockpiles and use of nuclear weapons are
banned in the country, according to the law of Islam.

Zbogar recognized Iran’s right to nuclear energy, called for
Iranian-EU negotiations and underlined Slovenian interest in
cooperation with Iran.