The Europeans are urging Iran to act.
They will present a resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) condemning Iran's decision to suspend certain inspections of its nuclear program, the French foreign minister announced Tuesday, March 2.
This decision "will lead us in the days to come to issue a protest within the framework of the IAEA Board of Governors", Jean-Yves Le Drian declared before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly.
He thus confirmed information from diplomatic sources according to which Germany, France and Great Britain, the three European countries party to the Vienna Agreement, intend to submit a text to the Governing Council for a vote on Friday. calling on Iran to "immediately resume" the entire inspection program provided for by this agreement.
Macron asks Rouhani "clear gestures"
In the process, French President Emmanuel Macron met on Tuesday with his Iranian counterpart.
The Head of State asked Hassan Rohani that Iran make "clear gestures", "without delay" to "return to compliance with its obligations" on nuclear power and fully cooperate with the IAEA, announced the Elysee. .
Emmanuel Macron also expressed "his deep concern" at the decisions taken by Iran "in violation of the Vienna agreement" on nuclear power.
Tehran warns Europeans
Iran, for its part, issued a new warning on Tuesday against the possible adoption of a resolution by the Europeans.
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.
With AFP
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