Tehran, Mar 26:
Iran is committed to cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and expects Western countries to fulfil their obligations regarding nuclear negotiations and the lifting of sanctions from Iran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
“He [Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian] said the Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to continue constructive cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, and in return, it seriously expects the Western sides to fulfil their obligations regarding the nuclear negotiations aimed at lifting the sanctions,” the ministry said in a statement on Monday, following Amirabdollahian’s telephone conversation with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
In 2015, Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with the involvement of the European Union. The deal committed Iran to scaling back its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. The US withdrew from the deal in 2018 under then-President Donald Trump but resumed talks with Iran in a bid to revive the deal under incumbent President Joe Biden. Their talks in Vienna are now considered frozen.
