Iran’s negotiator: US, EU should prove commitment to JCPOA
Iran’s chief negotiator says Tehran is a claimant in talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the United States and the European countries have reneged on their commitments, IP reports.
Ali Bagheri Kani, who also serves as deputy foreign minister for political affairs, said it was the United States and its European allies that should prove their commitment to the accord and make up for their mistakes as soon as possible. He made the remarks during an interview with Press TV's Insight program on Saturday.
"As of now, we are the claimant and the other side are the Americans. They are the ones who should show their commitment in practice if they want to return to the JCPOA, as they say, and show their commitment to the agreement and the same goes for the Europeans. It is the Europeans who proved their non-adherence to our nation through various excuses during the period when the US withdrew from the JCPOA."
"Iran has always adhered to its commitments within the framework of the JCPOA and expects the other parties to the deal to adhere to their commitments as well," he added.
Iran and the five remaining parties to the JCPOA resumed talks in Vienna on November 29, 2022, after a five-month pause, marking the first round of negotiations under President Ebrahim Raeisi’s administration and the seventh overall.
The Islamic Republic maintains that its presence at the talks is intended to have the US sanctions removed, which would, in turn, secure a US return to the nuclear deal.
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