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By Gunay Hasanova

Iran has fulfilled its obligations within the joint comprehensive plan of action on the nuclear program, said the director general of the IAEA, Yukiya Amano on September 19.

"Iran continues to fulfill its obligations in the nuclear field within the joint comprehensive action plan," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying at the agency's Board of Governors meeting on September 19.

The Agency continues to verify whether Iran fulfills the obligations on the absence of nuclear switching materials in the framework of safeguard agreements. Also, the verification continues on whether there are undeclared nuclear materials and ongoing activities in Iran.

The agreement on the Iranian nuclear program was signed July 14, 2015, in Vienna. In July, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2231 in support of the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (SVPD).

Under the agreement, Iran agreed to eliminate its stockpile of medium-enriched uranium, cut its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by 98 percent, and reduced by about two-thirds the number of its gas centrifuges for 13 years.

To monitor and verify Iran's compliance with the agreement, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will have regular access to all Iranian nuclear facilities.

The agreement provides that in return for verifiable abiding by its commitments, Iran will receive relief from U.S., European Union, and UN Security Council nuclear-related economic sanctions.

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