TEHRAN: The United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Saturday said he had “constructive” meetings with Iranian authorities that could pave the way for the revival of the 2015 agreement.
“By having constructive talks, like we are having right now, and having good agreements, and I am sure we are about to have, we are heading to pave the way for crucial agreements,” Grossi said at a news conference in the Iranian capital alongside Mohammad Eslami, director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
Grossi’s two-day visit came amid a deadlock in talks on reviving the 2015 deal with world powers that promised Iran to offer relief from crippling economic sanctions in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear capabilities.
UN nuclear chief to define Iran’s cooperation
The curbs in the agreement — formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — were aimed at preventing Iran from developing a nuclear arsenal capability, an ambition it has always denied.
Eslami called for other signatories to fulfill their “obligations.”
“Three European and some other nations are just focusing on Iran’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action obligations,” he told the news conference. “They, too, have obligations to adhere to.”
“We came to an arrangement UN nuclear chief to define our cooperation within the safeguards framework.”
The United States (US) unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran, prompting Tehran to suspend implementing its commitments under the accord.
