A meeting was held to rebuild the Iran nuclear deal, and countries concerned will continue talks next week to lift sanctions by the United States and limit Iran's nuclear program.


An Iranian representative told NHK that it would be best to reach a conclusion by the end of next month and would call on the United States to lift all sanctions imposed during the pre-Trump administration. I will.

Regarding the nuclear deal, the former Trump administration has withdrawn from the deal and resumed sanctions, while Iran has stepped up its nuclear program and the deal is dysfunctional.



As the Biden administration aims to return to the nuclear agreement, delegations from the United States and Iran will hold indirect talks through the EU = European Union and others from this week to promote "removal of sanctions" and "restriction on nuclear development". We are aiming to create a concrete process chart.



On the 9th, a deputy ministerial meeting of the countries involved in the nuclear agreement was held, and it was agreed to hold talks again in Vienna next week.



After the meeting, the EU issued a statement that "constructive exchanges took place," and a Chinese representative said, "We are heading in the right direction. The gap is being filled." Shown.



Meanwhile, Iran's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Araghchi told NHK, "The biggest obstacle is that the United States will not stop the sanctions imposed by the former Trump administration. If the United States wants to return to the nuclear agreement, it will agree. In addition to the relevant sanctions, all sanctions imposed by the former Trump administration must be lifted. "



After that, he said, "It is best to reach a conclusion in the remaining five or six weeks," and Iran has approved certain inspection activities for the IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency. He showed his recognition that it would be possible, and expressed his expectations for concrete results.

Iran's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs "Releasing sanctions on the former US administration"

After a meeting of the countries involved in the Vienna Sakazu Nuclear Agreement, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who heads the Iranian negotiating team, responded to an independent interview with NHK in Vienna.



In this, Vice-Minister Araghchi said, "We are heading in the right direction, and the atmosphere of the talks is constructive and positive. But we need to realize that it will not be easy, so we will repartition and resume negotiations on the 14th next week. I decided to do it. "



"The biggest obstacle is that the United States will not stop the sanctions imposed by the former Trump administration. Our position is that if the United States wants to return to the nuclear deal, in addition to the sanctions associated with the deal, Trump It means that all sanctions imposed by the previous administration must be lifted. "



"We have decided to go directly to the final state," he said. Countermeasures on the part of Iran that violate the nuclear agreement, such as the production of uranium with a concentration of 20% and the use of high-performance centrifuges. Was not stopped in stages, and if the United States lifted all sanctions, it would respond in a lump sum, and the United States was restrained.



He added, "There should be no deadline for negotiations, but there is room for diplomacy between Iran and the IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency. It is best to reach a conclusion within the remaining five or six weeks. He acknowledged that the IAEA will be allowed to carry out certain inspection activities until the end of next month, which will be a peak for negotiations, and expressed his expectations for concrete results.



"The Japanese government has always supported negotiations on a nuclear deal. Japan is familiar with Iran and encourages the US government to understand Iran and stop hostile behavior," said Araghchi. I hope that, "he said, and he also expressed his expectations for his role in Japan.