China News Service, February 18 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report, on the 17th local time, a spokesman for the US State Department said that there has been "substantial progress" in the negotiations related to the Iran nuclear deal held in Vienna, Austria, if Iran "shows a serious attitude (on this matter). ”, and a consensus may be reached within a few days.
Data map: On November 29, 2021, the political director-general-level meeting of the Joint Committee of the JCPOA on the Iranian Nuclear Issue was held in Vienna, restarting a new round of negotiations between the United States and Iran to resume the implementation of the treaty.
Photo courtesy of China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Vienna
According to reports, a US State Department spokesman said that negotiations had made "substantial progress last week" and that "if Iran is serious, we can and should return to full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) within days. nuclear deal) to reach a consensus.”
But a U.S. State Department spokesman also said that any longer than that would put at risk the possibility of returning to compliance with the agreement.
U.S. President Joe Biden also said he would be willing to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal and ease some sanctions on Iran if Iran returns to abide by its commitments under the deal.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and Deputy Foreign Minister Bagheri tweeted that a deal is now closer than ever.
But unless all issues are agreed, there is no agreement.
Bagheri also called on the other side of the negotiation to seek truth from facts and learn from the experience and lessons of the past four years.
Now is the time for the negotiating parties to make serious decisions.
In July 2015, Iran reached a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue with the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Germany.
In May 2018, the U.S. government unilaterally withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, and then restarted and added a series of sanctions against Iran.
Since May 2019, Iran has gradually suspended the implementation of some provisions of the Iran nuclear deal, but promised that the measures taken are "reversible".
The parties involved in the Iran nuclear deal will start negotiations in Vienna in April 2021 to discuss the resumption of compliance between the United States and Iran, and the United States indirectly participates in the negotiations.
The eighth round of negotiations was launched in Vienna on December 27, 2021.