TEHRAN - Yukia Amano, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), paid an official visit to Tehran on Sunday upon an invitation by Iran.

Amano will meet with senior Iranian officials including President Hassan Rouhani and Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) chief Ali Akbar Salehi, according to AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi, YJC reported on Sunday.

Kamalvandi said Amano will not visit any nuclear site in Iran.

According to the IAEA, Amano will discuss the IAEA’s role in verifying and monitoring Iran’s nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which went into effect officially on Saturday.

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