UN welcomes Iran-IAEA agreement: spokesperson

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations welcomes the agreement reached between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the "practical modalities to resume inspections in Iran," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, on Wednesday.

"We welcome the agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the IAEA on the 'practical modalities to resume inspections in Iran' as a positive step forward resuming full cooperation, as required by Iran's comprehensive safeguard agreement," Dujarric told a daily briefing. "And we look forward to the agreement's swift implementation."

The spokesman added that Iran's full cooperation with the IAEA is essential in achieving a long-term framework that can ensure Iran's nuclear program remains exclusively peaceful.

Iran and the IAEA signed an agreement to resume cooperation on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in Egypt's capital, Cairo, during a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.