Vienna talks on Iran nuclear deal suspended
2022-03-13 10:19:13Source: Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Vienna, March 11 (Reporter Yu Tao and Liu Xinyu) The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Borrell announced on social media on the 11th that the talks in Vienna on the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue have been suspended.
Borrell said that the final text on the agreement between the United States and Iran to resume compliance is basically ready, but due to external factors, the Vienna talks need to be suspended. As the coordinator, he and his team will continue to maintain contact with the participants of the Iran nuclear deal and the United States to overcome the current difficulties and reach an agreement.
Mora, the EU official responsible for coordinating the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, told reporters that day that all delegations showed a spirit of compromise during the negotiations, and both Iran and the United States took a very constructive and positive attitude during the negotiations. He said he hoped the talks could resume soon.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Khatibzad confirmed on the 11th that Vienna talks on the Iran nuclear deal were suspended. Khatibzad said through social media on the same day that the suspension of talks can provide impetus to resolve the remaining issues, and any external factors will not affect the common will to advance the collective agreement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abdullahyan said on the 10th that the new request by the United States has no reasonable grounds and contradicts the United States‘ demand for an immediate agreement in Vienna. Therefore, the settlement of major issues and the effective lifting of sanctions should not be overly affected by the United States. impact of requirements.
In July 2015, Iran reached a nuclear deal with the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany. In May 2018, the U.S. government unilaterally withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, and then restarted and added a series of sanctions against Iran. Since May 2019, Iran has gradually suspended the implementation of some provisions of the Iran nuclear deal, but promised that the measures taken are “reversible”.
The parties involved in the Iran nuclear deal will hold talks in Vienna in April 2021 to discuss the resumption of compliance between the United States and Iran. Due to the serious differences between the United States and Iran and the change of the leadership of the Iranian government, the talks were suspended after six rounds. On November 29, 2021, the Iran nuclear talks resumed in Vienna. (Participating reporters: Wang Shoubao, Gao Wencheng)