NEW DELHI. June 16 (Interfax-AVN) - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov hopes that Iran will join the additional protocol of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which would pave the way for more extensive ties between Tehran and the IAEA.
"We hope that Iran will sign the IAEA additional protocol, which will give broader access to IAEA inspectors to all Iranian nuclear facilities," Ivanov said at a news conference in New Delhi on Monday.
The foreign minister noted that "this step would also allay possible concerns over Iran's nuclear programs."