TEHRAN, Sept 6 (NNN-MEHR) – The Iranian foreign ministry, said yesterday that, Iran’s answer to the U.S. response to its viewpoints on the European Union’s proposed final draft of a potential nuclear agreement was “constructive, clear and legal.”
If the other side has the reciprocal determination, Iran’s answer can prepare the ground for the conclusion of negotiations on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal in a very short period, Nasser Kanaani, the ministry’s spokesman, told a weekly press conference.
The main objectives of the Iranian administration and negotiating team in the nuclear talks are the removal of the U.S. sanctions and safeguarding Iran’s economic interests. The first priority for the Iranian negotiating team is to secure the other sides’ guarantees of their continued commitment to the potential nuclear agreement, the spokesman added.
When asked about European states’ energy needs, ahead of the cold seasons and the likelihood of their demands for energy imports from Iran at the time of signing the potential nuclear agreement, Kanaani said, if the nuclear negotiations bear fruit and Washington’s unilateral sanctions on Tehran are lifted, Iran can meet most of Europe’s demands.
On the possibility of trade transactions between Iran and the United States, following the signing of a potential nuclear agreement, Kanaani said, the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is not meant to regulate bilateral relations between the two countries.
The JCPOA is solely a solution to “the case of an unnecessary and artificial crisis” with regard to Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities, he added.
The spokesman said, Iran would keep pursuing its constructive approach, in order to reach a “good and lasting” agreement, expressing hope that the other side would also adopt a constructive approach for the same purpose.
Iran and the United States are indirectly exchanging views about the EU proposals, aimed at resolving the outstanding issues on the revival of the JCPOA. Washington said on Thursday that, Tehran’s latest response in negotiations to save the 2015 nuclear deal was “not constructive.”– NNN-MEHR
