Iran said Thursday, June 30 "
determined
" to continue negotiations on its nuclear program, said the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, after two days of indirect talks with the United States conducted in Doha.
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“
We are determined to continue negotiations until a realistic agreement is reached
,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said after a telephone conversation with his Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abderrahmane Al-Thani, according to an official statement.
This statement comes as the United States said Wednesday evening “
disappointed
” with the indirect negotiations with Tehran initiated in Doha through the European Union, with a view to unblocking the Vienna negotiations on Iranian nuclear.
"
The indirect talks in Doha have ended
" and "
we are disappointed that Iran has, (...) refused to respond positively to the EU initiative, and therefore no progress has been made
said a spokesperson for the US State Department on Wednesday evening.
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For his part, the EU coordinator, Enrique Mora, regretted not having seen "
the progress hoped
for" by his team in these discussions.
"
Our assessment of the recent stage of the Doha talks is positive
," the Iranian minister said, however.
“
I emphasize that we are serious about reaching a good, solid and lasting agreement
,” he said, reiterating that “
an agreement is achievable if the United States is realistic
”.
The talks in Austria opened in April 2021 are intended to reintegrate the United States into the Iran nuclear deal reached in 2015 and bring Iran back to full compliance with its commitments dictated by this pact.