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23:01, 06-Jul-2018
Nuclear deal stakeholders devise plan to keep Iran on board
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22:58, 09-Jul-2018
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The stakeholders of the Iran nuclear deal announced on Friday that they would keep Iran in the agreement by securing Tehran's interests.
Foreign ministers from China, Russia, France, Britain, Germany and Iran met in Vienna to discuss how to save the landmark deal after the US announced its withdrawal.
A joint statement made by all parties involved in the meeting called for the survival of the nuclear deal reached in July 2015 in Vienna.
The statement sent a positive signal, while the meeting was shadowed by Iran's dissatisfaction with EU's offer to secure its economic interest by anti-sanction measures.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Yi Wang (R, head table) takes part in a Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ministerial meeting on the Iran nuclear deal on July 6, 2018, in Vienna, Austria. /VCG Photo
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Yi Wang (R, head table) takes part in a Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ministerial meeting on the Iran nuclear deal on July 6, 2018, in Vienna, Austria. /VCG Photo
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday that the package offered by the European Union does not secure Iran's interests in the nuclear deal.
Rouhani said Tehran would stick to the accord only if its interests are secured by the stakeholders, as the US is reimposing tough sanctions on Iran.
Until last month, Tehran had been cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under the deal.
But the Iranian president said Iran would decide the level of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency