TEHRAN, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Chief and the country's Vice President, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, has resigned, the local ISNA news agency reported.

    Aghazadeh confirmed to ISNA that he had forwarded his resignation from his responsibilities in the Atomic Energy Organization and from the country's vice president to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about twenty days ago.

    Also, Aghazadeh confirmed that his resignation has been accepted by the President, the report said.

    Gholam Reza Aghazadeh has served as the country's vice president and Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Chief since 1997 for 12 years.