Resumption Of Nuclear Talks in Geneva
Tehran – The negotiating teams from Iran and the six big powers are to resume nuclear talks in Geneva on Monday to discuss the remaining issues which stopped them from reaching a comprehensive agreement on November 24.
Marathon negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 on Tehran’s nuclear energy program wrapped up in Vienna in late November after a week of intense discussions with both sides aggressing to extend the Geneva deal well-known as the Joint Plan of Action for seven more months.
The most significant gain of the nuclear talks was that the West has accepted that Iran’s atomic work is not a threat to the world and it can be continued.
The Iranian negotiating team spared no effort to reach a final deal and safeguard the country’s interests and nuclear achievements. But due to the complexity of Iran’s nuclear dossier, the talks failed to come to a final deal.
In an attempt to reach a comprehensive deal with the P5+1 group of world powers, Iran took all the trust-building measures it had promised in the 2013 Geneva interim agreement.
Reports released by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano also have confirmed the fulfillment of Iranian commitments. In exchange, Iran expects the P5+1 to act in good faith.
In view of the issues discussed during the negotiations, we can reach the followings conclusions:
– Dialog is the only way out of the nuclear standoff.
– The Vienna talks showed both sides are serious about reaching a final comprehensive agreement.
– In the upcoming round of talks, the two sides are suggested to iron out the remaining differences on major issues in a way that would serve both sides’ interests.
– The new round of talks should focus on resolving the political as well as the legal and technical problems.
To put it in a nutshell, the world big powers are advised not to be influenced by the pressures exerted by the Zionist lobby to derail nuclear talks and not to sacrifice the world peace for the interests of the Zionist leaders.
Austria optimistic on Iran nuclear talks
Meanwhile in Berlin,Austria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz has expressed optimism over the successful outcome of nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers.
For the past year, there have been achievements in the negotiations, said Kurz whose country has been hosting the talks between Iran and the G5+1 (Britain, China, France, UK and US plus Germany) for the last months, told the special issue of the diplomatic magazine Society.
The negotiating parties brought their views closer and the chance of a settlement was higher, he added, however, the November 24 round of talks in Vienna did not lead to a tangible result.
Kurz expressed the hope that year 2015 will mark a fresh start for the talks and that they will end on a successful note by the June 30 deadline.
There is no alternative to dialog, he stressed, and new talks endeavor not to mix up the nuclear issue with other issues between Iran and the global community.
The Austrian top diplomat said that Vienna enjoys a symbolic importance as the venue of nuclear talks because it is also hosting the headquarters of the UN watchdog — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
On normalization of ties with Iran, he cautioned that an overemphasis on the nuclear issue should not distract the attention from Iran’s regional significance.
Nuclear talks approaching final stage , says Rajabi
On the other hand in Tehran,a senior parliamentarian said on Sunday that the nuclear talks between Iran and the world big powers are approaching their final stage.
Member of the presiding board of Majlis Economic Commission AbdolkarimRajabi told IRNA that according to Foreign Minister Mohammad JavadZarif, while addressing a Majlis session, the talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (US, Britain, Russia, France and China plus Germany) can be concluded even sooner than the extended deadline (July 1st, 2015).
Zarif attended Majlis closed session on November 29 briefing the Iranian lawmakers on the achievements of Iran’s latest nuclear talks with the Group 5+1 which were held in Vienna from November 18-24.
The two sides decided to meet again in seven months (July 1st, 2015) after missing the November 24 deadline to clinch a final comprehensive agreement to resolve their decades-long standoff over Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program.
Rajabi told IRNA that new horizons will be opened for Iran’s market after conclusion of the nuclear talks.
He envisaged that Iran’s economy would experience partial improvement within the coming months by exiting from recession.
IRNA
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