TEHRAN, Aug 19 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian foreign minister, said yesterday that, the Vienna nuclear talks could enter a new stage, if Iran’s economic interests are protected and its red lines respected, in the potential U.S. response to its viewpoints on the EU’s proposal.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks, in a phone call with his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, in which they discussed bilateral, regional and international issues, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website.
After receiving the U.S. response to the viewpoints Iran earlier conveyed to the European Union, on the bloc’s proposed final draft of a potential nuclear agreement, Iran will see whether its interests are safeguarded and red lines respected, said Amir-Abdollahian.
Iran has the goodwill and seriousness to reach a “good and lasting” agreement, but “we cannot speak of achieving a good and lasting agreement unless an agreement is reached on everything,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Omani foreign minister expressed hope that a satisfactory result would be achieved in the Vienna talks, through all sides’ cooperation.
On Monday, Iran announced it had presented its written response to the EU’s draft of a potential agreement, noting that, if the U.S. reaction features realism and flexibility, the nuclear agreement will be achieved.
The latest round of talks was held in Vienna, in early Aug, after a five-month hiatus. On Aug 8, the EU put forward a “final text” of the draft decision on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.
Iran signed the nuclear deal with world powers in Jul, 2015, agreeing to curb its nuclear programme, in return for the removal of sanctions on the country. However, former U.S. President, Donald Trump, pulled Washington out of the agreement and reimposed unilateral sanctions on Tehran, prompting the latter to drop some of its commitments under the pact.
The talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal began in Apr, 2021, in Vienna, but were suspended in Mar this year, because of political differences between Tehran and Washington.– NNN-IRNA
