TEHRAN, Jul 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said yesterday that, a new round of talks between Tehran and France, Britain and Germany (E3), is scheduled to be held in Türkiye’s Istanbul on Friday.
Baghaei said, the talks would center on the removal of sanctions on Iran, and issues pertaining to Tehran’s nuclear programme, during which Iran would “seriously” put forward its demands. The meeting would be held at the level of deputy foreign ministers, and would be attended by the European Union’s deputy foreign policy chief.
Baghaei criticised the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, for what he called “inappropriate” positions and silence in the face of Israel’s recent military “aggression” against Iran, adding that, they should be held accountable for their stance.
He pointed to the E3’s threats to trigger the snapback mechanism, emphasizing that, resorting to the mechanism was “meaningless, illegal and immoral.”
The snapback mechanism is a clause in the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actions (JCPOA), that would allow the other parties to re-impose all international sanctions, should Iran fail to comply with the agreement.
Iran and the E3 have held six rounds of talks since Sept last year, when the two sides’ delegations began dialogue on a number of issues, including Tehran’s nuclear programme and the removal of sanctions, on the sidelines of the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The latest round took place in Istanbul in mid-May.
Iran signed the JCPOA in July 2015, with six countries – Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States. Under the deal, Tehran agreed to curb its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.– NNN-IRNA
