TEHRAN, Jun 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s parliament speaker, yesterday said, the contradiction between U.S. actions and words, is preventing the Vienna talks from reviving a 2015 nuclear deal from fruition, Iranian media reported.
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf made the remarks, in yesterday’s meeting with Chairman of the Croatia-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group, Zlatko Hasanbegovic, in Tehran, according to the Iranian Students’ News Agency.
He added that, in a situation where oppressive and illegal sanctions are imposed on Iran, it is important that, which countries stand together in difficult circumstances.
Qalibaf highlighted the necessity of facilitating relations between Iranian and Croatian traders and private sectors, and establishing friendly Iran-Croatia parliamentary ties can multiply bilateral economic relations within a year.
Iran signed the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with the world powers in July, 2015, accepting to put some curbs on its nuclear programme, in return for the removal of the sanctions on Tehran. However, former U.S. President, Donald Trump pulled out of the agreement in May, 2018, and reimposed unilateral sanctions on Tehran.
Since Apr, 2021, several rounds of talks have been held in the Austrian capital, between Iran and the remaining JCPOA parties, to revive the deal.– NNN-IRNA
