Germany pleased with Iran\'s full cooperation with IAEA

German Foreign Ministry Spokesman Martin Schaefer voiced satisfaction in the good cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and underlined that the IAEA's recent report testifies to the transparency of Tehran's nuclear program. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Schaefer said the fact that Iran had complied with its IAEA obligations was ?an important if not to say also decisive requirement for the negotiation process? with the six major world powers (the US, Russia, China, Britain, France plus Germany). He reiterated all sides were focusing on reaching a nuclear deal by July 20 when the interim six-month agreement expires. Schaefer expressed hope that a deal could be sealed by that time by finding answers to the still unresolved questions on the Iranian nuclear issue. On Saturday, Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi described the IAEA's Friday report on Iran's nuclear activities as "a step forward" in Iran-IAEA cooperation, and said it underlines Tehran's non-diversion and transparency. "The report stresses that the safeguard activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran are peaceful and include no diversion," Kamalvandi told FNA on Saturday. In his report on Friday, Amano voiced his satisfaction in the measures taken by Iran in the implementation of a 7-article agreement signed by Tehran and the UN body in February, and informed that the IAEA is analyzing information provided by Tehran. The report has mentioned seven main developments in the relations between Iran and the IAEA. In relation to the Framework for Cooperation, on 20 May 2014, Iran and the Agency reached agreement on five additional practical measures to be implemented by Iran in the next step by 25 August 2014, the report said. According to the report, the IAEA has continued to undertake monitoring and verification of Iran's nuclear-related measures set out in the Joint Plan of Action. The report says that since the joint plan of action took effect, Iran has not enriched UF6 above 5% U-235 at any of its declared facilities. As a result of dilution and conversion that has taken place over the same period, Iran’s stock of UF6 enriched up to 20% U-235 has decreased from 209.1 kg to 38.4 kg. The report says that enrichment of UF6 up to 5% U-235 continues at a rate of production similar to that indicated in the Director General’s previous report. No additional IR-2m or IR-1 centrifuges have been installed at FEP, FFEP or PFEP (production area). The amount of nuclear material that remains in the form of UF6 enriched up to 5% U-235 is 8475 kg.