INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN Addressing the 2018 United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas
Araghchi has actually made it clear that Tehran would not participate in direct nuclear negotiations with the United States up until
Washington returns to the offer and clarifies its policies.After the United States withdrew from the JCPOA, the Europeans held negotiations
Our position remains the same: we will not negotiate directly with the United States on the nuclear issue until they rejoin the JCPOA and
demonstrate their commitment, he asserted during a televised interview on Tuesday.He also highlighted the countrys steadfast dedication to
diplomacy and its serene atomic energy program.Ready for talks, firm on rights in nuclear negotiationsAraghchi repeated that Iran has
actually never ever abandoned the negotiation table, highlighting the nations self-confidence in the non-military nature of its nuclear
In the nuclear concern, we never left the negotiation table due to the fact that we have actually always been positive in the tranquil
nature of our nuclear program, Araghchi mentioned
While declaring Iran's openness to dialogue, Araghchi acknowledged that a few of the excessive demands from other parties had complicated
Regardless of these barriers, he highlighted that Iran's main goal remains the resumption of nuclear settlements
Our primary need is to discover a course that causes the resumption of useful talks, he said
Araghchi explained current discussions with the European triothe United Kingdom, France, and Germanyas appealing
These talks, participated in by senior Iranian diplomats Majid Takht-Ravanchi and Kazem Gharibabadi, along with European Union foreign
policy chief Enrique Mora and other European agents, revealed indications of development
The talks with the Europeans were essentially positive, Araghchi stated
We observed a serious commitment from their side and a desire to deal with the concern through discussion
While inviting negotiations, Araghchi highlighted Iran's strategy of strength against sanctions
Echoing the guidance of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, he worried the importance of reducing the
effects of the effect of United States and European sanctions by counting on domestic abilities
We do not desert the course of settlements, however neither are we dependent on it
Our focus is on overcoming sanctions through self-reliance and domestic strength, Araghchi stated
He further underlined Iran's persistence on participating in negotiations that support the countries dignity and honor
Araghchi likewise went over the participation of Russia and China in the nuclear talks, noting that regardless of tensions in between Europe
and Russia over the Ukraine crisis, both nations stay active participants in conversations on Iran's nuclear program
The concern of Ukraine has actually developed some departments between Europe and Russia, but both Russia and China continue to play a role
in the nuclear concern, he discussed
