The Joint Commission of the JCPOA held first meeting at the foreign
ministerial level in Vienna on Friday since the U.S. walked out of the
agreement. European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, who chaired
the meeting, announced that Iran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear
agreement had agreed to continue negotiations, including on economic measures,
over how to save the deal.
"Final statement of the meeting was strong in expressing the member states’
determination in preserving the JCPOA which is clearly in contrast with the U.S.
determination in dismantling the agreement and includes remarkable points which
show Iran’s success in expressing its will,” Araqchi told IRNA in an interview
on Tuesday.
He said that a number of strategies in banking and oil sectors were
discussed. For example, Araqchi said, they said trade between Iran and its
economic partners should be implemented as soon as possible without using
dollars.
The deputy foreign minister noted that the statement includes commitment of the
JCPOA signatories to the deal, efforts to help Iran enjoy economic benefits and
also expansion of nuclear cooperation with Iran.
Araqchi added supporting investment in Iran was also stressed at the meeting.
The nuclear deal, struck in July 2015 between Iran, the European Union,
Germany and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, went into
effect in January 2016. Under the agreement Iran is obliged to lower its nuclear
activities in exchange for termination of sanctions. However, the U.S. walked
out of the multilateral agreement.
Source: Tehran Times