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“The question of international recognition of the Taliban at the present juncture is not on the table,” the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference in New York on the sidelines of the General Assembly on Saturday. UNIFEED

In his speech at the seventy-sixth gathering of world leaders this week in New York, the South Korean President called for “speedy resumption of dialogue between the two Koreas and between the United States and North Korea.” UNIFEED

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said he hoped to be in Tehran “very soon to address these pressing matters that will provide the necessary assurances to the world that there is no concern and also pave the way for other important diplomatic efforts which are needed to come to a satisfactory situation when it comes to the nuclear programme in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” IAEA

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the Agency and Iran “managed to rectify the most urgent issue, which was the imminent loss of knowledge” and has a “way forward” to discuss and resolve outstanding issues. IAEA

In a recorded message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UN chief Antonio Guterres paid tribute to the victims and survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and expressed his deep concern by "the lack of progress towards the goal of a nuclear-free world.” UNIFEED

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog expressed concern that Iran has not yet provided “the necessary explanation” on the presence of nuclear material particles at three locations, as requested by the Agency. IAEA

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said he had agreed with Iran to extend by one month the necessary verification and monitoring activities carried out by the Agency in the country.IAEA

The United Nations expressed “concern” at the United Kingdom’s decision to increase its nuclear weapons arsenal which could have a “damaging impact on global stability and efforts to pursue a world free of nuclear weapons,” according to a spokesperson. UNIFEED

A recent technical understanding agreed with Iran and the IAEA’s response to COVID-19 were the focus of Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi’s statement to the IAEA’s Board of Governors today. IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reached a “temporary bilateral technical understanding” with Iran that would allow it to continue its “necessary verification and monitoring activities for a period of up to three months.” IAEA