Six world powers engaged in stalled talks with Iran over its nuclear programme on Wednesday said that it was “essential and urgent” Tehran cooperates with the UN atomic agency over allegations of bomb research.
The US, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany also said they were deeply concerned by Iran’s continued expansion of its nuclear programme despite UN Security Council resolutions calling for a suspension.
They said that after 10 failed meetings between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran over the past 18 months, it was “essential and urgent for Iran to engage with the agency on the substance of its concerns”.
The countries – all permanent UN Security Council members except Germany – said that this included Iran fulfilling its undertaking to grant access to Parchin, a military base near Tehran.
