International Atomic Energy Agency: Iranian Officials

Iran Dept: Yukiya Amano, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency , said he expects a deal with Iran quite soon. He spoke to reporters in Vienna after returning from Tehran the first time Iranian officials had been willing to meet with him in their capital since he became head of the agency in 2009, according to The Star. The news came as diplomats from the UN, the United States and five other major powers prepared to meet this week in Baghdad with Iranian officials for negotiations over Iran s nuclear ambitions. Taken together, the developments appeared to ease tensions and aMMAN, JORDAN The United Nations atomic watchdog agency said it is close to a deal giving inspectors access to some of Iran s disputed nuclear sites, providing a dose of optimism as diplomats prepared for new talks to overcome their standoff with the Islamic Republic. Amano, who has pressed hard for Iran to provide better access to its nuclear sites and personnel, told reporters he considered the deal to be an important development, according to an IAEA transcript. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.