(Reuters) – EU negotiators have presented no “new practical initiatives” in open talks to save the Vienna deal and have failed to show a constructive spirit in the latest round of talks, said Iranian Foreign Minister Thursday.
Negotiations, which broke off last Friday, will resume on December 27, the European Union and Russia announced earlier today.
“In our opinion, the position of certain European countries is not constructive, in particular that of France”, reported an Iranian media quoting the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amirabdollahian.
“When they say they are worried about the progress of Iran’s nuclear program, we say it loud and clear: ‘If you want your concerns taken into account, then all sanctions must be lifted.’
Negotiations have made little progress since they resumed on November 29 in the Austrian capital, for the first time since the election last June to the Iranian presidency of the ultra-conservative Ebrahim Raïssi.
Delegates from the Islamic Republic call for drastic changes to the draft agreement sketched in the first six rounds of talks, between April and June, as Western powers warn that time is running out to curb nuclear activities from Iran.
(Dubai editorial report; French version Camille Raynaud)
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