BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. The details will
be studied during the next round of nuclear talks between Iran and
three European countries (the UK, France, and Germany), the Iranian
Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi told reporters,
Trend reports.
According to him, in the two rounds of talks held so far at the
level of deputy foreign ministers of Iran and the three European
countries, the sides have unveiled their theories. Of course, a lot
of work remains to be done, and there are controversies.
Takht-Ravanchi noted that there is no exact time yet for the
next round. However, the next round of talks is expected to take
place within the next month. In the next phase, it is crucial to go
into more detail so that the parties feel that the moment has come
to move on to the drafting phase.
“At this stage, there will be an exchange of views on various
points in the text to reach a mutual agreement,” he noted.
On November 29, 2024, the first round of the dialog between the
Deputy Foreign Ministers of Iran and three European countries (the
UK, France, and Germany) was held in Geneva. The second round of
this dialog was continued on January 13-14 in Geneva.
On January 16, 2016, the JCPOA came into force between Iran and
the P5+1 group (US, Russia, China, the UK, France, and Germany)
regarding Iran’s nuclear program. However, on May 8, 2018, the US
withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
between Iran and the 5+1 group (Russia, China, the UK, France, the
US, and Germany) and imposed new sanctions on Iran starting from
November 2018.
By the end of 2020, the Iranian parliament decided to pursue a
strategic plan in the nuclear sector to counter the sanctions,
leading to a suspension of additional steps and the Additional
Protocol as per the nuclear agreement.
Consequently, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
faced a reduction in monitoring capabilities by 20–30 percent.
Iran has officially affirmed that its strategy is not to pursue
the development of an atomic bomb and that it does not support the
production of weapons of mass destruction.
