Iranian MPs to Visit Arak Heavy-Water Reactor Soon
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Several members of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, which monitors the implementation of the recent nuclear deal with six world powers (known as the JCPOA), plan to visit the Arak heavy-water reactor in coming days.
Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Abbas-Ali Mansouri Arani, a member of the parliamentary commission, said the visit to the nuclear facility in Arak is part of the commission’s plan to monitor the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
“It has been agreed that the members of the commission hold a meeting with relevant authorities and experts about the implementation of the JCPOA and role of the Arak heavy-water reactor in the process as well as Iran’s commitments under the JCPOA,” he noted.
The parliamentarian further emphasized that the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission will submit reports on the visits to nuclear facilities and meetings with experts to the presiding board of the parliament every six month.
Some members of the parliamentary commission had visited nuclear facilities in Natanz on Saturday.
On November 24, Spokesman for the Iranian administration and Vice-President Mohammad Baqer Nobakht announced that the government has also established a committee to monitor the implementation of the nuclear deal.
Earlier on November 1, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Foreign Ministry would closely cooperate with the committee, saying any action regarding the JCPOA will be taken based on the decisions made by the committee.
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei had ordered the formation of the committee on October 21.
The existence of complexities and ambiguities in the JCPOA and the possibility of breach of commitments and deception on the part of the other side, especially the US, necessitate that a strong, observant and smart committee be formed to monitor the progress of works, fulfilment of the other side’s commitments and realization of the observations mentioned, Ayatollah Khamenei stated in a letter to President Hassan Rouhani.
The committee’s arrangement and responsibilities should be formulated and approved by the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Imam Khamenei said at the time.
