The State of Qatar has praised the agreement reached by the International Atomic Energy Agency with the Islamic Republic of Iran, calling for the continuation of dialogue between the two sides to resolve outstanding issues in the Iranian nuclear programme. This came in the statement of the State of Qatar delivered by HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, before the session of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is currently being held in Vienna. His Excellency said that the recent successful visit of HE Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi to Tehran, and the results of this visit represented in the joint statement issued by it, laid the foundation for subsequent steps to facilitate broader cooperation between the two sides in order to expedite the resolution of the remaining safeguards issues. He praised the distinguished role played by the International Atomic Energy Agency in promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the tireless efforts of its Director General, especially his recent visit to Tehran, and the response of officials in the Islamic Republic of Iran in this regard. His Excellency stressed that joint work, the spirit of cooperation and positive interaction between the Agency and Iran, through full respect for the Agency’s mandate and the rights and obligations of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is the irreplaceable way to resolve all outstanding safeguards issues and prepare the technical requirements for resuming work on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. His Excellency expressed the State of Qatar’s aspiration that the positive momentum generated by the recent visit of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to Tehran be a motive for expediting the holding of technical meetings to implement what was agreed upon and allow resolving outstanding safeguards issues, enhancing transparency and rebuilding trust as soon as possible. He pointed out that the State of Qatar strongly encourages all countries to support this new direction in the relationship between the IAEA and Iran in order to reach a permanent solution to all the problems that hindered the implementation of previous agreements and to create an appropriate technical and political ground for resuming the comprehensive action plan, which we consider an important international mechanism in non-proliferation regime. His Excellency the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the State of Qatar has made every possible effort over the past years in order to bridge the views of the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and will continue this endeavor in the future, depending on the positive results achieved through the recent visit of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. to Tehran.
