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27 August 2012 - 10:33 AMT

UN chief to visit Iranian nuke facility this week

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility on the sidelines of a summit meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran, sources said on Monday, Aug 27.

According to Fars News Agency, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for International Affairs Mehdi Akhoundzadeh said that "the UN secretary-general will visit Isfahan province during his stay in Iran", while other sources said his presence in Isfahan will be aimed at a visit to the Natanz facility.

Ban is due to arrive in Iran later this week.