MOSCOW, November 20 (Sputnik) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is ready to play its part to control the fulfillment of the possible agreement between Iran and the P5+1 Group, The IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said Thursday.
"If we [IAEA] are requested, we are prepared to play a role, subject to the availability of funds and subject to the endorsement of the Board of Governors," Amano said at a press conference.
The director general added that he was not aware of the content of a possible agreement or what the chances were that it would be reached, saying it was too early to comment.
"We do not know what will be the agreement and we do not know the content of the agreement, so it is premature to say how it will affect the IAEA work," Amano stated.
Earlier on Thursday, the IAEA director general said he hoped for the Vienna talks would result in a positive outcome.
The final round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 Group comprising Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany, began in Vienna on Tuesday.
Tehran claims its nuclear program has purely peaceful purposes, such as covering the country's growing demand for energy. However, the West says Iran may have plans to secretly develop a nuclear weapon. The United Nations Security Council, the United States and the European Union have imposed a range of sanctions against Iran.
In November 2013, during the Geneva round of talks, the negotiating parties agreed to strike a long-term deal with Iran by July. It was agreed that Iran would freeze its program and halt the construction of the Arak reactor in exchange for partial lifting of the sanctions. The deadline of the agreement was later shifted to November 24, 2014.
