Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet with UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi in Egypt, Tehran's state media reported late Monday.
"During a trip to Cairo, a meeting will be held with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency to conclude negotiations on a new protocol for interaction between Iran and the Agency," the official IRNA news agency said, quoting the foreign ministry spokesman without specifying the date of the meeting.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held telephone talks on Monday with each of Araghchi and Grossi at the directives of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with the aim to back de-escalation efforts in the region, said a foreign ministry statement.
They also aim to pave the way for the resumption of negotiations between the IAEA and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program.
Egypt is keen on achieving rapprochement between Iran and the United States, Britain, France and Germany over the nuclear program to avert escalation and support regional security and stability.
On August 28 Britain, France and Germany launched a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions, accusing Tehran of failing to abide by a 2015 deal with world powers that aimed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Time is running out in talks between the IAEA and Iran on how to fully resume inspections in the country, Grossi said on Monday, adding that he hoped the discussions would conclude within days.
The IAEA has not had access to Iran's key nuclear facilities since the United States and Israel bombed them in June.
