IAEA confirms its chief heads to Tehran for meetings on Thursday

[July 01, 2015]  VIENNA (Reuters) - The chief of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency departs for Tehran on Wednesday for meetings with Iran's president and other senior officials, the IAEA said, as negotiations between Iran and six major headed into a week of overtime.

"IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano travels to Tehran today for meetings with President Hassan Rouhani and other senior Iranian officials on Thursday," the agency said in a statement.

"Discussions are expected to address ongoing cooperation between the IAEA and ... Iran," it said. Among the issues to be discussed are "how to accelerate the resolution of all outstanding issues related to Iran's nuclear program, including clarification of possible military dimensions."

(Reporting by Louis Charbonneau and John Irish)

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