NAM supports Iran’s nuclear program

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has passed a statement in support of Iran’s nuclear program, Tehran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says.

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano on Monday released its latest report on Iran’s nuclear work, in which he once gain confirmed that the IAEA continued to “verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran.”

The report, however, urged Iran to “cooperate in clarifying outstanding issues.”

After the IAEA report was issued, the NAM envoys in Vienna “passed a statement supporting Iran’s nuclear program,” Ali-Asghar Soltanieh was quoted by Fars News Agency as saying on Thursday.

Amano’s previous report on Iran’s nuclear program also drew criticism from 118 NAM member states, who criticized the IAEA chief for abandoning “the standard verification language” in the report.

NAM explained that the first report by Amano blatantly ignored Iran’s cooperative efforts to address concerns and resolve ambiguities over its nuclear work.

In a statement, they also voiced their support for Iran’s right to peaceful use of nuclear energy after UN Security Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions against Iran on June 9.