The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear program will be restored in its original form, but with minor modifications related to the timing of the process, Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna, said in an interview with Izvestia published on Friday.
"Of course, it makes all the sense to go back to the terms of the original deal. In terms of both sanctions and Iran's nuclear program, it should go back to the original state as envisioned in 2015," he said. - "There will be some small modifications, some new arrangements, but they have to do with the fact that an inordinate length of time has passed."
According to Ulyanov, Donald Trump, as president of the United States, has given a powerful boost to Iran's nuclear program through a policy of maximum pressure. "The Iranians probably didn't even expect such progress. Or, at least, external observers. All of this has to be put back on track, and that will be done if a deal is struck. The deal spells out everything in stages: who does what. Yes, the nuclear program will return to its previous state," he pointed out.
Ulyanov also stressed that Moscow supports the deal and considers it useful. "Where is any negativity for us? I don't know. The fact that Iran will be able to sell its oil? First of all, it sells it now, despite US sanctions. And, I think the increase - and not immediately, but next year - will be a volume that will not have a significant impact on the global oil market," he added.
The JCPOA was signed with Iran in 2015 to address the crisis over its nuclear developments by the permanent UN Security Council Five and Germany. In 2018, Trump decided to withdraw from the arrangement. Current US President Joe Biden has repeatedly signaled his willingness to bring Washington back into the nuclear deal with Tehran. Russia, Britain, Germany, China, the US and France have been negotiating with Iran in Vienna since last April to restore the JCPOA to its original form.
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Based on materials from TASS