Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Tuesday that the recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about Iran's nuclear program is "balanced."

"This report of the agency is balanced as it is based on the new deal between Iran and the IAEA and on the new cooperation approach," said Afkham in her weekly press briefing.

A report released by the IAEA last Wednesday indicated that Iran had significantly slowed down its efforts to reach nuclear capabilities.

The report said that the rate of uranium enrichment at the nuclear facility in Natenz had dropped significantly in the past three months, under the new president Hassan Rouhani.

It specifically stated that the stockpile of high-level enriched uranium had risen by five percent since last August, currently standing at 196 kilograms, whereas 250 kg are necessary to build a nuclear bomb.

On November 11, Iran and the IAEA signed a cooperation deal to enable the UN nuclear watchdog to have access to more Iranian nuclear facilities for inspection.

According to the agreement signed by Ali-Akbar Salehi, the head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and Yukiya Amano, the chief of the IAEA, Iran will allow the UN nuclear watchdog's inspectors to visit Arak heavy water plant and Gachin yellow cake mine.

As for the upcoming nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers, Afkham said Tuesday that "We hope the talks will lead to positive results, namely, to alleviate the concerns of the other party (over Iran's sensitive nuclear activities), meet Iran's inalienable rights and result in removal of sanctions (against Iran)."

Iran and six world powers -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- held talks earlier this month in a bid to reach a preliminary agreement on Iran's nuclear program. A second round is slated for Wednesday.