IAEA board of governors reviews NPT safeguards agreement with Iran

The IAEA Board of Governors concluded its consideration of the agreement with Iran on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) safeguards.

Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, said this, TASS reports.

"The IAEA Board of Governors has completed its review of the NPT safeguards agreement with Iran. One of the main dividing lines in the debate was the argument over whether "the glass is half full or half empty." The answer depended on the subjective feelings of the speakers," Ulyanov said.

Earlier, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami stated that the criteria for Iran to carry out its nuclear program are the provisions of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the guarantees provided under it and the Strategic Action Plan adopted by the Majlis (Parliament) to lift sanctions and protect the interests of the Iranian nation.