World countries have hailed the recent agreement between Iran and six major world powers over Tehrans civilian nuclear program.Pakistan welcomes the understanding reached between the Islamic Republic of Iran and P5+1 in Geneva on the Iran nuclear issue. As a brotherly neighboring country of Iran, Pakistan has always underscored the importance of finding a peaceful solution to this issue, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Turkey also welcomed the nuclear deal between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- the United States, China, Russia, France and Britain -- plus Germany.
Turkey welcomes the positive result of the P5+1 negotiations process in Geneva over Iran's nuclear program at the end of the third tour. In this regard, we congratulate Iran and the P5+1 countries for their constructive efforts toward the process, a statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday read.
The agreement is the first concrete positive development related to Iran's nuclear issue since the Tehran Declaration in 2010, it added.
Iran issued a declaration with Turkey and Brazil on May 17, 2010 under which Tehran expressed readiness to exchange 1,200 kg of its low-enriched uranium on Turkish soil with 20 percent-enriched nuclear fuel.
The trio's agreement was issued as part of efforts to end the standoff between Iran and the West over Tehran's civilian nuclear work.
The US and its European allies, however, snubbed the declaration and used their influence on the UN Security Council to impose a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear work.
Meanwhile, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Sunday that he welcomes the agreement on Iran's nuclear energy program, noting that he has been supporting a solution through diplomacy.
This is a major step forward. I hope it will be sealed with a final agreement soon. I congratulate all parties for their constructive engagement, he stated.
Also on Sunday, Syria hailed the nuclear agreement between Iran and the six major world powers, calling it a historic agreement.
An unnamed Syrian Foreign Ministry official said the agreement recognizes the right of the Iranian people to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi said the agreement between Iran and the Sextet of world powers "is a victory for the logic of dialogue and political work over threats, ultimatums, challenges and wars."
Moreover, Kuwait expressed pleasure over Iran's agreement with world powers over its nuclear energy program.
The State of Kuwait welcomes the agreement reached between the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany and Iran in Geneva, Kuwait's Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khaled al-Jarallah said on Sunday.
Iran and the six major world powers sealed an interim deal in Geneva on Sunday morning to pave the way for the full resolution of the Wests decade-old dispute with Iran over the countrys nuclear energy program.
In exchange for Iran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities, the United States and its allies have agreed to lift some of the existing sanctions and let Tehran reap as much as $7 billion in relief from economic sanctions over six months.
The Geneva accord would temporarily lift White House executive orders of July 2012 and June 2013 that imposed penalties on countries that trade petrochemicals with Iran.
According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the deal allows Iran to continue its activities at Arak, Fordow and Natanz facilities. The agreement also stipulates that no additional sanctions will be imposed on Tehran within the next six months because of its nuclear energy program.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Irans right to uranium enrichment is enshrined in the nuclear agreement with the Sextet.
By Press TV
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