The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Abdollahian, underlined their willingness to restore the agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme, after a meeting in Amman (Jordan) on Tuesday 20 December.
“Agreed we must keep communication open and restore JCPOA on basis of Vienna negotiations”, Mr Borrell said on Twitter.
Amir Abdollahian, while announcing that Iran is ready to conclude the Vienna negotiations “on the basis of the draft negotiating package which is the result of months of hard and intensive discussions”, advised the other parties to adopt a “constructive and realistic approach” so that the decisions get the necessary political support to announce an agreement, the Iranian ministry said in a statement.
The High Representative also stressed the need for an immediate end to Iranian military support for Russia and internal repression in Iran.
For his part, the minister condemned the approach of Western countries “which support the rioters and impose illegal sanctions under the false pretext of protecting human rights”. Mr Abdollahian announced his country’s willingness to resolve any misunderstanding in direct interaction with the Ukrainian side.
Iran is accused of sending drones to Russia that are used in attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)