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Iran Still Awaits for EU Proposals on Preserving Nuclear Deal – Tehran

by mosesman
Miguel Arias Canete (L), European Union Energy Commissioner, during a meeting with Iranian officials in the capital Tehran on May 19, 2018. Iran said it would wait to see whether Europe produces tangible results in overcoming US sanctions before deciding whether to stay in the nuclear deal, as a top EU official visited Tehran to present plans to maintain trade ties. AFP / STR
  • Iran Still Awaits for EU Proposals on Preserving Nuclear Deal – Tehran
    by https://sputniknews.com/
    TEHRAN (Sputnik) – Tehran has not received yet a package of proposals from the European Union designed to keep the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in force after the US withdrawal, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Saturday in a statement.
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    “Definitely, we will announce and begin examining the package’s content as soon as we receive it,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said, as quoted in the statement. According to Tehran, the European states are still engaged in the final rounds of talks on the issue.
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    Iran would adopt an appropriate decision about the proposals and whether or not to remain in the nuclear deal after precisely looking into the European proposals, the statement concluded.
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    On June 23, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said that Iran expected the European parties to the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to present their package of measures for the deal’s preservation by July. Previously, Araghchi said that Tehran might pull out from the JCPOA in the coming weeks unless Europe proved its commitment to the agreement.
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