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The US Secretary of State stresses the importance of close cooperation with the European Union in tackling global problems, including dealing with “Iran’s destabilizing activities.”
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Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Iran “must abide by the security guarantee agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency and its international obligations.”
Blinken noted that Washington is trying to deal with “Iran’s destabilizing activities in the region and its development of ballistic missiles.”
Blinken participated in the meetings of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union, where “he highlighted the commitment of the United States to reform, revitalize and raise the level of ambition in the relationship between the United States and the European Union,” according to a statement by the Ministry. Of Foreign Affairs.
Blinken stressed the importance of close cooperation with the European Union and its member states “to face global challenges based on shared values such as democracy, human rights and pluralism.”
Blinken also discussed with the foreign ministers of the member states of the European Union “a joint response to urgent global problems, including the epidemic of Corona, Iran, China and climate change.”
The Minister welcomed the decision of the European Union to impose sanctions on Russia in response to the measures taken against opponent Alexei Navalny.
Delighted to join the EU Foreign Affairs Council today with@JosepBorrellFto discuss the joint US-EU response to urgent global issues. We are committed to revitalizing our relationship with the EU and its member states. pic.twitter.com/YtAP4iByEL
– Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) February 22, 2021
At the same time, the French Foreign Ministry said today, Monday, that Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his European Union counterparts during a meeting in Brussels that the position on Iran’s nuclear program was “worrying” .
Earlier in the day, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said: “Iran will halt, starting tomorrow, the implementation of the additional protocol.”
He stressed that “we have not given a new opportunity to the United States in the understanding between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and everything we have decided came within the framework of the decision of strategic measures to cancel the sanctions.”
For his part, Iranian leader Ali Khamenei called the Islamic Consultative Assembly law on the cancellation of the ban “good”, stressing the need to implement it carefully.
Khamenei said upon receiving the president and members of the Leadership Expert Assembly that the level of uranium enrichment in Iran “may reach 60%”, adding that the limits of the level of uranium enrichment “will not stop at the 20% and we will take the necessary steps according to the needs of the country. ”
He continued: “The nuclear deal will last for several years, and we will implement it over its period of years only if the other party agrees to it.”
And last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran’s actions to suspend the additional protocol and reduce inspection related to the nuclear deal came “in response to violations by Washington and the European Troika. “.
Zarif added: “The European Union should honor its obligations rather than its philosophy and hold Iran accountable.”
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