Following a formal Iranian invitation extended to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to visit the country, Iran's Ambassador to the agency Ali Asghar Soltanieh reiterates that Tehran is prepared to address concerns on its nuclear program, Press TV reported Wednesday.
Soltanieh added on Tuesday that Iran sent a letter to UN nuclear agency chief Yukiya Amano earlier in December renewing an October invitation to IAEA officials to visit the country.
"I have also had discussions with the officials of the agency and we are planning for the visit," Soltanieh said.
"We are going to discuss any questions and to work towards removing the ambiguities and resolving the issue," he added in response to a question on whether Iran would be willing to discuss issues included in Amano's latest report on Iran.
Western diplomats said on Monday that Iran reinstated an invitation to IAEA inspectors to visit the country after a previous invitation was refused by the agency.
A senior diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity said that a top-level delegation of the IAEA inspectors could fly to Iran in late January if Tehran agrees to meet the agency's calls to provide information on its nuclear work.
In November, the IAEA said in its latest report on Iran's nuclear program that "credible" evidence showed that Iran has been seeking to obtain nuclear weapons. But Tehran immediately rejected the report, calling it "imbalanced, non-professional and politically-motivated."
Later in November, the board of the IAEA adopted a resolution on Iran's disputed nuclear program, calling for intensified dialogue to find solutions to unresolved issues.
While voicing "deep and increasing concern" over the country's nuclear program, the UN atomic watchdog said it was "essential" for Iran and the IAEA to "intensify their dialogue" aiming at the "urgent" resolution of all outstanding issues. But Iranian officials said later that the resolution will not stop the country 's nuclear program.