EU top envoy: It is time for political decisions to end Vienna Talks
Enrique Mora, the coordinator of European affairs in Vienna talks, has declared the end of formal and expert-level meetings regarding Iran’s nuclear deal.
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The European Union's top envoy Enrique Mora (AFP)
The European Union's top envoy Enrique Mora declared, on Monday, the end of formal and expert-level meetings regarding Iran’s nuclear deal.
Mora tweeted, "Just to clarify. There are no longer 'expert-level talks.' Nor 'formal meetings.' It is time, in the next few days, for political decisions to end the #ViennaTalks. The rest is noise."
Just to clarify. There are no longer "expert level talks". Nor "formal meetings". It is time, in the next few days, for political decisions to end the #ViennaTalks . The rest is noise. https://t.co/InuxzlBrCn
— Enrique Mora (@enriquemora_) March 7, 2022
Mora's Twitter post came after Iran's chief negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, left for consultations in Tehran on Monday and Iranian media reported that experts would continue talks in Vienna.
Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that sanctions imposed on other countries, including Russia, should not affect cooperation between Iran and those countries.
Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks during a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov during which the two top diplomats discussed a variety of regional and international issues, including the Ukrainian crisis and ongoing talks in Vienna on lifting sanctions against Iran.
He added that “we are opposed to both war and imposition of sanctions,” Iran’s top diplomat said, adding, “It goes without saying that sanctions should not affect Iran’s cooperation with any country, including Russia.”
On his account, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh stated in his weekly press conference that the IAEA chief's Saturday trip to Iran was in continuation of the talks in Vienna.
Khatibzadeh confirmed that closing the IAEA’s open issues and the potential deal in Vienna were directly linked.
The Vienna Talks between Iran and the remaining JCPOA parties began in April on the assumption that the US, under the Joe Biden administration, is willing to reverse the so-called maximum pressure policy pursued by former President Donald Trump against Tehran.
Iran has stated that it will not accept anything less than the complete removal of all US sanctions in a verifiable manner. It also wants assurances that Washington will not withdraw from the agreement again.
