(VOVWORLD) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has announced that he will travel to Tehran this week ahead of the next round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States.
 IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (Photo: Kyodo/VNA) |
Grossi wrote on X on Monday that continued engagement and cooperation with the Agency is essential at a time when diplomatic solutions are urgently needed. According to a diplomatic source, the visit is expected to take place on Thursday. Grossi last visited Iran in November.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit Russia this week ahead of a new round of talks between Tehran and Washington aimed at resolving Iran's decades-long nuclear stand-off with the US. The talks are expected to take place this Saturday in Rome, Italy. Moscow welcomed the Iran-US talks as it pushed for a diplomatic solution and warned that military confrontation would be a global catastrophe.
France, Britain, and Germany will be vigilant regarding nuclear discussions between the United States and Iran to ensure they conform with European interests, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said during an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, where European Union foreign ministers adopted sanctions against seven Iranian individuals and two organizations.