NEW YORK (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who is coordinating negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, has told reporters he does not expect this to happen. that discussions are progressing at the United Nations General Assembly.
“A proposal made by the (EU) coordinators is on the table, and it will stay there. I don’t see a better solution, and it will not become obsolete,” he explained.
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna had estimated earlier Monday that the “window of opportunity” in negotiations on the relaunch of the agreement was “close to closing” and that it was up to Thran to make a decision.
“There will be no better offer on the table for Iran, it is up to them to make a decision,” she told a press conference on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly. .
Russian negotiator Mikhal Oulianov reacted to Josep Borrell’s remarks, saying that these statements showed that the negotiations were at an impasse.
“Blaming Iran is not fair. Negotiations are too dependent on another participant’s political agenda,” he said, referring to the US midterm elections to be held in November.
In an interview broadcast by CBS on Sunday, Iranian President Ebrahim Rassi said Iran was ready to seriously engage in a revival of the 2015 accord if it was guaranteed that no future US president would walk away from it. would withdraw.
The United States said it could provide certain guarantees for a period of two and a half years, diplomats said, adding that they could not, however, commit beyond this period.
A source close to Iran’s nuclear program said Thran had little interest in reviving the deal for just two years.
“Our nuclear program is moving forward every day and time is on our side. Let them worry,” she said.
(French version Camille Raynaud)
by John Irish and Parisa Hafezi