Iran to Continue Cooperation with IAEA
Hoping that the agency will take the point into consideration, he expressed confidence that IAEA decision would satisfy both sides.
Salehi said that his report to the president included the latest developments and the approach of Board of Governors to the issue.
Asked about Iran's cooperation with the IAEA, he said that according to a report released by IAEA Director General Mohammed El Baradei in September, mutual cooperation still continue and Iran has no problem in this respect.
Turning to the IAEA delegation's visit to Tehran on Thursday, he said their mission is to hold talks and not to inspect Iran's nuclear facilities, adding that the agency's inspectors are likely to arrive two days later.
Asked whether Iran will stop enriching uranium, Salehi pointed out that no decision has yet been taken to the effect and that the process is still underway.
Meanwhile, Abdollah Ramezanzadeh, the government spokesman said Wednesday that a five-member committee composed of the foreign minister, Information minister, the minister of defense and logistics of the armed forces, secretary of Supreme National Security Council and the Supreme Leader's advisor for international affairs will make decision about whether or not to sign the additional protocol to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
He said that Iran decided to cooperate with the UN watchdog and is working in that line completely.
"None of the organs of the system considers opting out of Non-Proliferation Treaty. We don't want the matter to be referred to the Security Council," he said. On the presidential guidelines to pay attention to the welfare of the political prisoners, he said, "We have deep concern about the reports about situation of the political prisoners."
"The government is anxious about situation of prisoners regardless of what kind of charges they face. The reports we got from prisons are worrying," he said.