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French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Saturday urged Tehran to “be constructive in the talks that will take place” in Vienna, with European mediation, in an attempt to salvage the international agreement on the Iranian nuclear file.
On Friday, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said the US government had “agreed to participate in talks” that began Tuesday in the Austrian capital with Europeans, Russians and Chinese for a “joint comeback.” from Tehran and Washington to the agreement.
On Saturday, the French Foreign Minister held a conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and “welcomed the early resumption of talks in Vienna on the nuclear file” and “urged Iran to be constructive in the talks. “in order to” define the necessary measures in the coming weeks for a total return. To comply with the nuclear agreement. ”
In a statement, Jean-Yves Le Drian stressed that “France will participate in a pragmatic and demanding manner at the same time.”
He added: “In a context where everyone is showing their willingness to conduct these negotiations in good faith, with the aim of reaching a speedy agreement, I asked Iran to refrain from further violating its current obligations in the nuclear field. could undermine the momentum for the resumption of the talks. ”
Former US President Donald Trump withdrew his country from the nuclear deal in 2018, three years after its conclusion, and reimposed all previous sanctions on Tehran, which had begun to drop restrictions on its contained nuclear program. in the agreement.
And the new president of the United States, Joe Biden, has expressed his willingness to return to the agreement, on the condition that Iran first recommit to its nuclear obligations.
For their part, Iranian leaders say they will not re-implement the commitments unless the United States lifts sanctions that suffocate their country’s economy.
