Paris, June 6 (Agency) France, Germany and the UK welcomed the adoption by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of a resolution on Iran that condemned Tehran’s alleged nuclear escalation, according to a joint statement by the three countries posted on the UK government’s website. “We, the Governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, welcome the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors’ adoption of a resolution on Iran this afternoon.
The resolution responds to Iran’s persistent refusal to cooperate in good faith with the IAEA to clarify outstanding issues relating to undeclared nuclear material detected at multiple locations in Iran,” the statement said. It said Iran is legally obligated under its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement to cooperate with the IAEA and account for all nuclear material and activities. Earlier, Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said the IAEA’s Board of Governors adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s alleged nuclear escalation.