Iran has acknowledged the potential for discussions regarding the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement concerning Iran's nuclear program, to take place during the upcoming session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York in September. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani made this statement.
"The upcoming UNGA session provides a favorable opportunity for diplomatic negotiations regarding the JCPOA," Kanani emphasized, as quoted by the Fars News Agency. He also reminded that in the year 2022, during the UNGA, Iran engaged in indirect discussions with representatives of the United States and held direct consultations with JCPOA partners.
In 2015, the JCPOA was signed by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, aimed at resolving the crisis over Iran's nuclear program. However, in 2018, former US President Donald Trump chose to withdraw from the agreement. The current US President, Joe Biden, has expressed his readiness multiple times to rejoin the nuclear deal.
Negotiations involving Russia, Britain, China, France, Germany, and the US, along with Iran, have been ongoing in Vienna since April 2021 with the goal of reinstating the JCPOA to its original terms.
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Based on materials from TASS