The Foreign Ministers of Germany, France and the United Kingdom expressed their deep regret, on Tuesday 23 February, over Iran’s suspension of the Additional Protocol and transparency measures under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) on the same day.
In a joint statement, they denounced the “dangerous nature of this decision”, which will “significantly” constrain the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) access to sites and to safeguards-relevant information and its ability to monitor and verify Iran’s nuclear programme and nuclear-related activities.
Ministers therefore call on Iran to stop and reverse all measures that reduce transparency and to ensure full and timely cooperation with the Agency.
Supporting the continuing efforts of the IAEA Director General and Secretariat to implement the necessary verification and monitoring of Iran’s nuclear commitments, the heads of diplomacy take note of the conclusion of a temporary bilateral understanding between the IAEA and Iran which preserves for up to three months the possibility of access to certain information.
See the statement: http://bit.ly/2NSEK1M (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)