RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV ON FRIDAY SAID THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) MUST STAY IN CHARGE OF THE ESCALATING CRISIS OVER IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME, DPA REPORTED. LAVROV, SPEAKING AT A MEETING OF NATO FOREIGN MINISTERS IN THE BULGARIAN CAPITAL, SAID MOSCOW WANTED THE IAEA'S "PROFESSIONAL INSPECTORS" TO STAY ON THE JOB. "WE THINK THAT (IN) THE FUTURE ALL OUR EFFORTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT NOT ALLOWING IAEA EFFORTS IN IRAN TO BE UNDERMINED IN ANY WAY," SAID LAVROV.
