Iran is serious about reaching an agreement to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said this in a telephone conversation with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
"The path to diplomacy is open. We are determined seriously and honestly to get to the end point [in reaching] a stable agreement [to restore the JCPOA]," the Iranian diplomatic chief was quoted by ISNA news agency on Monday. According to him, Tehran "has always adhered to its commitments" and expects the opposite side to do the same.
In addition, Abdollahian noted that Tehran positively assesses the recent round of talks in Doha. However, he stressed that the US side came to the Qatari capital "without a [proper] approach based on initiative and [seeking] progress."
As the agency points out, the foreign ministers of the two countries also exchanged views on a number of important issues on the bilateral, regional and international agenda, expressing hope for the further development of relations between Tehran and Paris in various fields.
Indirect talks between the United States and Iran on restoring the nuclear deal began in Doha last week. Enrique Mora, the coordinator of the talks and political director of the EU foreign policy service, said Wednesday that the parties had failed to make the progress they had hoped for.
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany struck a nuclear deal with Iran in 2015 to address the crisis surrounding its nuclear program. Former US President Donald Trump decided in 2018 to withdraw from the deal. The current head of the US administration, Joe Biden, has repeatedly signaled a willingness to bring the US back into the nuclear deal. Russia, Britain, Germany, China, the US and France have been negotiating with Iran in Vienna since April to restore the JCPOA to its original form.
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Based on materials from TASS