IAEA Underlines Iran’s Commitment to Interim Deal with G5+1

(FNA)- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its recent report confirmed Iran's commitment to the interim deal it struck with the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, France and Britain plus Germany) in Geneva in late November, 2013.

The monthly update report by the IAEA indicated on Monday that the Islamic Republic is continuing to meet its commitments under the interim accord that came into effect in January.

The report added that Tehran has taken an additional step under the deal and diluted over 4,100 kg of uranium enriched to a fissile concentration of up to 2 percent down to the level of natural uranium.

Tehran and the Group 5+1 are due to hold experts talks in Vienna on Wednesday and Thursday.

According to senior Iranian nuclear negotiator Seyed Abbas Araqchi, there will also be a trilateral meeting among Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, his US counterpart John Kerry and the EU foreign policy chief in the next two weeks.

Iran and the six major world powers ended their 8th round of nuclear negotiations in Vienna on Thursday.

The 7th round of the talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 was held in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting last month.

The two sides held six rounds of negotiations in Vienna to reach a comprehensive deal after they inked an interim agreement in Geneva on November 24.

The Geneva agreement took effect on January 20 and expired six months later on July 20. In July, Tehran and the six countries agreed to extend negotiations until November 24 after they failed to reach an agreement on a number of key issues.