PARIS: France and its Western allies plan to lodge a protest with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog to criticise Iran’s decision to curb cooperation with the agency, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday. A vote on the resolution is due by the end of the week. The IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors is holding a quarterly meeting this week against the backdrop of faltering efforts to revive Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers now that US President Joe Biden is in office. Iran said on Sunday it would not take up a European Union proposal to hold a meeting with other parties to the deal and the United States. The fact that the Iranians suspended the Additional Protocol is not good news,” he said, referring to Iran’s move last month to curb IAEA inspections.

Source: Pakistan Today March 03, 2021 05:59 UTC