U.N. nuclear chief plans to visit Iran next week - state TV


  • World
  • Tuesday, 05 Nov 2013

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano waits for a board of governors meeting to begin at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna September 9, 2013. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

DUBAI (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear agency chief Yukiya Amano is expected to visit Tehran on November 11, Iranian state television said on Tuesday, a possible sign of progress in a long-stalled investigation into suspected nuclear arms research by Tehran.

The head of Iran's atomic energy organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi, said he hoped the two sides would reach an agreement during Amano's visit, state television said on its web site, without giving details.

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