Nuclear: France announces resolution against Iran at IAEA
French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian.
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The French Foreign Minister announced on Tuesday a European resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) condemning Iran's decision to suspend certain inspections of its nuclear program.
During a telephone interview, the French president asked his Iranian counterpart "clear gestures", "without delay" to "return to compliance with his obligations".
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Germany, France and Great Britain intend to submit to the Governing Council a text calling on Tehran to "
immediately resume
" the entire program of inspections provided for by the Vienna Agreement, of which are signatories these three European countries.
The information from diplomatic sources was confirmed on Tuesday by the head of French diplomacy before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly.
The Iranian decision to
suspend certain inspections of its nuclear program
"
will lead us in the coming days to issue a protest within the framework of the Board of Governors of the IAEA
", declared Jean-Yves Le Drian.
Iran, for its part, issued a new warning on Tuesday against the possible adoption of such a resolution.
At a time when Tehran and the international community seek to salvage the Iranian nuclear deal reached in 2015 in Vienna, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabii warned that the adoption of such a resolution risked rendering these efforts are in vain.
But he reaffirmed the Iranian executive's commitment to a concerted solution.
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During a telephone interview with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rohani, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed “
his deep concern
” at the decisions taken by Iran “
in violation of the Vienna agreement
” on nuclear power.
He asked him that Tehran make "
clear gestures
", "
without delay
" to "
return to compliance with its obligations
" on nuclear power and fully cooperate with the IAEA.
(
With
AFP)
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