Tehran-SANA
The Iranian government asserted that the one-month extension of the monitoring agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency is evidence that Tehran is determined to save the nuclear deal and make the negotiations in Vienna succeed.
Assistant to the President of the Republic for Social Relations and Government Spokesperson Ali Rabiei said in a press statement today: “We have extended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency as a result of the progress in the Vienna negotiations and that this cooperation must be matched with its acceleration and commitment to the nuclear agreement,” stressing that “the opportunity is limited to negotiations and will not be accepted.” Iran turns it into negotiations of attrition.
He pointed out that general understandings had been reached in Vienna on the main differences and an agreement to lift the embargo in most cases, expressing his optimism for resolving the outstanding issues and the possibility of reaching an agreement soon.
He considered that there is currently no need to negotiate with Washington on files outside the framework of the nuclear agreement, and said: "The United States has failed in this test in recent years and its refusal to return to the nuclear agreement so far shows that it is not a reliable party."
Rabiei urged the US government to speed up the process of reviving the nuclear deal, noting that "every day of delay in this process complicates the resolution of differences."
Iran's permanent ambassador and representative to international organizations in Vienna, Kazem Gharibabadi, announced yesterday that his country has notified the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency of its decision to extend the deadline for retaining data recorded by the cameras of nuclear installations up to a maximum of one month.