The negotiators responsible for Iran’s nuclear issue will meet in Vienna today Thursday after a break of several months with the aim of reviving the nuclear agreement.
For the first time since last March, all the parties involved in this agreement, i.e. Iran, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany, in addition to the indirect participation of the United States of America, met with this goal. Revival of the 2015 agreement
And Elie Granmayeh, an analyst at the European Council on International Relations, believes that the new round of negotiations “may provide the opportunity to correct course and provide the necessary motivation to reach the finish line.”
Yesterday, Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran announced that the Iranian delegation headed by Ali Bagheri Keni, the chief negotiator, is going to Vienna to resume indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran with the aim of revitalizing the nuclear agreement.
On his way to the Austrian capital, Kenny tweeted: “I’m going to Vienna to advance negotiations,” adding: “The ball is in the US court to show maturity and responsible behavior.”
Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian asked the US to “be realistic and take steps that will lead to an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.”
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed on July 13 that “Iran will not retreat from its logical and correct positions in the negotiations to revive the nuclear agreement”.
The negotiations are taking place at the Coburg Palace under the supervision of the EU coordinator, Enrique Mora, who is in charge of coordinating with the American delegation, which is indirectly participating in the negotiations.
For his part, US envoy Robert Malley announced that he was on his way to Vienna and said: “Our wishes are consultative, but the United States welcomes the efforts of the European Union and is ready to work to reach a good agreement. Iman.”
On July 26, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell presented a draft proposal to Tehran and Washington to reach a deal that would allow for the reactivation of the US withdrawal agreement in 2018, urging both sides to Accept it to avoid a “dangerous crisis”.
Despite achieving great progress in the talks, the talks were previously suspended last March, with points of disagreement between Tehran and Washington remaining that stakeholders have yet to bridge.
Source: Lebanon Debate
