Iranian nuclear power: Tehran still refuses any dialogue with Washington
Discussions open in Vienna on Tuesday April 6 to save the Iran nuclear deal.
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Three days before the Vienna meeting with the major powers remaining within the nuclear deal, Iran maintains its position and refuses any dialogue with the United States at this stage.
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The Vienna meeting scheduled for Tuesday seems crucial to unblock the situation in the nuclear negotiations.
The US government has agreed to
participate in the talks
to discuss a "
mutual return
" to the deal by Washington and Tehran, US diplomacy spokesman Ned Price said on Friday.
But the Americans will not participate in the meeting between Iran and the signatory powers remaining in the nuclear agreement (France, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and China), indicates our correspondent in Tehran,
Siavosh Ghazi
.
Iran remains firm on its positions
“
We have no direct or indirect dialogue with the Americans.
From our point of view, no step-by-step process is valid,
explains Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi.
There is only one final step: the United States must reverse the sanctions imposed on Iran over the past four years.
Then we will make the necessary checks and Iran will in turn come back to honoring its commitments.
"
In response to the sanctions imposed by Donald Trump, Iran has relaunched its nuclear program, including 20% uranium enrichment.
Tehran says it is ready to back down if sanctions are lifted.
The Islamic Republic has not, however, rejected that the Europeans, China and Russia consult the Americans present in Vienna to help resolve the situation.
For Iran, if the sanctions are lifted, the United States will be able to re-enter the 2015 nuclear deal.
Paris calls on Tehran to be constructive
During an interview this Saturday with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian "
welcomed the upcoming resumption in Vienna of discussions on the nuclear issue
" and "
encouraged Iran to show up. constructive in the discussions which will begin
"to"
identify in the weeks to come the actions necessary for a complete return to the respect of the nuclear agreement
", he wrote in a press release.
"
France will participate in a way that is both pragmatic and demanding
", he assures us.
"
In a context where all are showing their willingness to conduct these negotiations in good faith, with the objective of a rapid agreement, I called on Iran to refrain from any further violation of its current commitments in the nuclear field. likely to undermine the dynamic of resuming discussions,
”he concludes.
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