comment on iranian fuel swap announcement

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

May 17, 2010

Here is a brief comment from the IAEA on the nuclear fuel-swap agreement signed by Iran, Turkey and Brazil on 17 May, 2010, attributable to IAEA Spokesperson Gill Tudor:

– The International Atomic Energy Agency has received the text of the Joint Declaration by Iran, Turkey and Brazil, signed today in Tehran.

– In line with what was stated there, we are now expecting written notification from Iran that it agrees with the relevant provisions included in the declaration.