Iran and six world powers have agreed to begin implementation later this month of the interim nuclear deal struck in November.
The terms of the interim deal is expected to start from January 20, the official state news agency of Islamic Republic of Iran announced Sunday.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi quoted by IRNA confirmed the news, without offering any other details.
The European Union’s foreing policy chief Catherin eAshton following a statement on Sunday said IAEA will be asked to undertake the necessary nuclear-related monitoring and verification activities.
This comes as Araghchi said Friday that an initial agreement had been reached and all sides would respond to it by Sunday.
Iran agreed to limit its uranium enrichment to 5 percent, the grade commonly used to power reactors, in return for some relief from western economic sanctions, under the 24 November agreement.
The US president Barack Obama welcomed the deal and epeated his intention to prevent any futher sanctions being imposed on Iran that may threaten the breakthrough.
Obama in his statement said, for the first time Iran will will start eliminating its stockpile of higher levels of enriched uranian, beginning 20 January.
He said Iran will be dismantling some of the infrastructure that makes such enrichment possible, and in return the US and the other five powers would begin to implement “modest relief” so long as Iran fulfilled its obligations.
