The Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has criticized attempts to make a political fuss over completely technical issues in the IAEA reports on Tehran’s nuclear energy program, Press TV reports.
“Iran and the Agency can resume their professional job and settle issues only without a political and media hue and cry,” Ali Asghar Soltanieh said after a briefing session of the IAEA on Wednesday.
He said that during the meeting he criticized certain IAEA member states for exerting pressure on the agency’s secretariat to publicize the technical issues before all analyses and studies are completed and scientific conclusions are drawn.
“When the totally technical issues are publicized, it leads to a political hue and cry, which impedes the progress of the work,” he said, adding it will also undermine the IAEA’s credibility as well as the trust between the member states and the secretariat.
