European Diplomat: Tehran Invites European Ambassadors to Tour in Nuclear Sites

A senior European Diplomat in Brussels revealed on Monday that Iran has invited several ambassadors accredited to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna to tour its nuclear facilities.

The diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the invitations had been made in a letter to the ambassadors. He did not say which countries had been invited.

According to the Associated Press, the diplomat, who is accredited to the IAEA, said that Bushehr and Natanz were the venues to be toured and that meetings were planned with acting Foreign Minister Ali Salehi, the head of Iran's atomic agency, and Saeed Jalili, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator. He asked for anonymity because his information is privileged.

This invitation comes only a few weeks before the new talks begin between Iran and the 6 nations (Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the USA) in Istanbul on the Iranian nuclear program.