29 Mar 2024
Saturday 21 October 2017 - 17:09
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EU vows to protect Iran nuclear deal as agreement is in limbo



Sputnik News- Earlier Donald Trump refused to officially confirm to the US Congress that Iran is in compliance with the agreement on the nuclear program, but at the same time president did not challenge the compliance of Iran with these agreements on the international level.




MOSCOW (Sputnik)Secretary General ofthe European External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Schmid said duringthe Moscow Nonproliferation Conference that "there is no alternative tothe agreement, there is definitely no way torenegotiate it."

According toSchmid, theEuropean Unionexpects that all the parties tothe Iranian nuclear agreement, also known astheJoint Comprehensive Plan ofAction(JCPOA), tocontinue implementation ofall provisions ofthe agreement.

READ MORE: Iran's Nuclear Deal Can Be Maintained Even Without US Analysts

"This agreement is working And forthe European Union, I can say that we have every interest toprotect this agreement and we will continue toprotect [it]," she said.



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11:47 AM - Oct 21, 2017



Schmid also said that the European Union is supportive ofTehran's efforts toreestablisheconomic tieswithother countries aroundthe world.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan ofAction (JCPOA) onIran's nuclear program was adopted onJuly 14, 2015, inVienna. Tehran has pledged tolimit its nuclear activities, placing it underinternational control. On January 16, 2016, it was announced that the deal had been launched, whereupon Washington canceled sanctions imposed onIran.



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