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By Sara Rajabova

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s inspectors will visit Iran between January and February.

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi said based on the understanding reached with IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano in six articles, it was agreed that inspectors travel to Iran to visit the Gachin uranium mine in southern Iran, Press TV reported.

He said earlier no exact date had been set for the visit.

Salehi further added that Iran is committed to the six points upon which it has reached an agreement with IAEA director.

In November last year, Iran and the IAEA agreed on a roadmap based on which Iran would, on a voluntary basis, allow IAEA inspectors to visit the Arak heavy water plant and the Gachin uranium mine in Bandar Abbas, despite the fact that Tehran is under no such obligation to do so under the Safeguards Agreement.

The West has frequently accused Iran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program.

However, Iran says it does not seek to develop nuclear weapons and is using nuclear energy for medical research instead.