The European Union expects from Tehran and Washington a "
swift decision
" on the final compromise worked out in Vienna to save the 2015 Iranian nuclear agreement, moribund since the withdrawal of the United States, the door said on Tuesday August 9. -word of the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell.
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Anything that could be negotiated was integrated into the final version of the text and it is now up to the signatory countries to take political decisions
,” explained Peter Stano.
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It's yes or it's no
," he insisted.
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There is no more space for other compromises
,” he asserted.
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As coordinator of the negotiations, Josep Borrell awaits decisive political decisions.
He has not set any deadline, but we expect all participants to make this decision very quickly
,” he said.
In the event of an agreement, Josep Borrell will convene a meeting of the foreign ministers of the signatory countries, he recalled.
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The negotiation is over, this is the final text (…) and it will not be renegotiated
, “warned Josep Borrell on Monday evening in a message posted on his twitter account confirming the end of the talks organized in Vienna since April 2021.
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The pact, known by its English acronym Jcpoa, aims to guarantee the civilian nature of Iran's nuclear program, accused of seeking to acquire atomic weapons despite its denials.
But following the unilateral withdrawal from the agreement in 2018 by the United States at the instigation of Donald Trump and the reinstatement of American sanctions which are stifling its economy, Tehran has gradually freed itself from its obligations.
Iran said it is studying the 25-page text.
The compromise allows the United States to return to the agreement with the lifting of sanctions imposed on Tehran, provided that Iran respects its commitments and ceases to exceed the prescribed limits on enrichment and other nuclear activities, indicated. Peter Stano.
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The other signatories are Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia.
The 2015 deal offered Iran relief from international sanctions in exchange for a drastic limitation of its nuclear program, placed under strict UN control, and guarantees proving that it is not seeking to acquire the bomb atomic, as he always claimed.
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