24 Apr 2024
Monday 14 November 2016 - 11:41
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EU to push for implementation of Iran nuclear deal under Trump's administration

Sputnik- The European Union is due to ensure the implementation of Iran's nuclear deal by all parties, and this position will not change after the new US administration takes office, the EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini said on Monday.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) An informal meeting ofthe European Union's Foreign Ministers took place inBrussels onSunday evening. The ministers were expected todiscuss a wide range ofissue, witha particular emphasis onthe change ofUS foreign policy underPresident-elect Donald Trump.

"On Iran, let me tell you very clearly..this is not bilateral agreement, this is multilateral agreement, endorsed bythe UN Security Council resolution. It is our European interest, butit is also a UN interest and duty toguarantee tht the agreement is implemented infill, forthe all duration ofthe agreement, and..we have, and I have personally specific role toguarantee that this is done byall sides, and forsue, this is a European interest this is one ofthe key elements that will not change forsure " Mogherini told reporters, answering the question onthe fate ofthe deal underthe new US administration.

Trump won the November 8 US president election, stunning his opponents and a large number ofmainstream media who considered his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton a favorite. The inauguration will be held onJanuary 20, 2017.

Earlier this year, Trump suggested he would dismantle the "disastrous deal withIran," which he deemed "the worst deal ever negotiated," whcih raised concerns he might rip upthe deal if became the US president. In July 2015, Iran signed an historic nuclear deal withthe P5+1 group ofmediators, comprising Russia, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Under the agreement, sanctions, including embargoes ongas and oil trade, were lifted offIran inexchange forcompliance withsafety guidelines onTehran's nuclear program. The accord allowed Iran toresume its petroleum exports and implementation ofa number offrozen projects inthe sphere ofenergy.
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