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The IAEA director Yukiya Amano says he hopes "ways can be found to reduce current tensions through dialogue" in a speech opening the agency's quarterly board of governors meeting. SOUNDBITE of Yukiya Amano
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, gives a press conference after returning from a visit to Iran during which he urged the country to bolster cooperation on its nuclear programme and address the concerns of the international community, particularly in light of the war between Israel and the Iran-backed Palestinian militant group Hamas. "Cooperation with Iran is completely unsatisfactory," he tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi calls on Iran to adopt "concrete" measures to help bolster cooperation on the country's nuclear programme. Grossi was speaking at a news conference in the Iranian city of Isfahan. SOUNDBITE
Head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, says they "hope" Iran would release jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she could attend the prize ceremony in December. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her," she tells a press conference after announcing Mohammadi was this year's prize winner. SOUNDBITE
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), convenes for the traditional quarterly week-long meeting of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog in Vienna. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.