The European countries engaged in the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear (United Kingdom, France and Germany) urge Iran “not to make unrealistic demands outside the frameworkof the 2015 agreement, in a statement Friday, August 5.
These remarks come the day after the resumption of negotiations on Iranian nuclear power in Vienna, while Tehran is demanding the closure of an investigation by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), concerning traces of enriched uranium found on three undeclared sites. This dossier has long poisoned relations between Iran and the UN nuclear police. For European diplomats, this issue should be settled in separate discussions with the Agency.
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“The text is on the table”
The negotiations which restarted Thursday in Vienna “do not mark the start of a new cycle“, insist the so-called E3 countries. “The text is on the table. There will be no reopening of negotiations. Iran must now make the decision to conclude the agreement, while it is still possible“, they add. And to continue:We urge Iran not to make unrealistic demands outside the framework», «including on outstanding issues related to IAEA safeguards“. But Tehran sees a subject there.political in nature and should not be used as a pretext to punish Iran“, according to a diplomat questioned Friday by the official agency Irna. “We are at a decisive moment in Vienna and the Iranian side must receive guarantees (on this point) as soon as possible.“, he insisted.
After months of stalemate, diplomats from all sides (Iran, Russia, China, France, UK and Germany) are back in the Austrian capital to salvage the moribund 2015 deal. under its English acronym JCPOA aims to guarantee the civilian nature of the Iranian nuclear program, accused of seeking to acquire atomic weapons despite its denials. But following the unilateral withdrawal of the United States in 2018 at the instigation of Donald Trump and the reinstatement of American sanctions, Tehran has gradually freed itself from its obligations.
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