Saudi Arabia welcomed on Friday the resolution by the United Nations nuclear watchdog that urges Iran to open up two suspected undeclared nuclear sites to its inspectors.
Saudi ambassador to Austria and the Kingdom’s permanent representative to the UN and international organizations in Vienna Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Sultan said the move was an “important and serious” step in confronting Iran’s violations of international agreements linked to its nuclear program.
The resolution is also in line with the Kingdom’s repeated demands on the international community to assume its responsibilities and ensure that Iran does not develop nuclear technology for non-peaceful purposes, he added.
On Friday, the IAEA board of governors passed a resolution calling on Tehran to provide IAEA inspectors with access to two sites in Iran in order to clarify whether undeclared nuclear activity took place there in the early 2000s.
The resolution, submitted by France, Britain and Germany, says the board "calls on Iran to fully cooperate with the Agency and satisfy the Agency's requests without any further delay, including by providing prompt access to the locations specified by the Agency."
Iran has been blocking access to the sites for months.
