Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the United States has targeted “multilateralism” by trying to destroy the historic Iran nuclear agreement.
“The world is watching how the international community is resisting the U.S. unilateral efforts,” Mehr on Tuesday quoted Araghchi as saying.
Araghchi arrived in Vienna on Monday to attend a meeting of the Joint Commission of the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The meeting is to be co-chaired by Secretary-General of the European External Action Service Helga Schmid and Araghchi later on Tuesday.
Representatives of France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia are expected to attend the meeting, which would be held at the level of deputies and political directors of the foreign ministries of Iran and the P4+1 group of countries.
“This is a normal and routine meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission, which is held every three months according to the procedure in the nuclear agreement,” Araghchi he said of the meeting.
However, he said, the meeting is of special importance due to its concurrence with Washington’s efforts to trigger the reimposition of abolished UN Security Council resolutions and destroy the JCPOA.
The top Iranian diplomat also pointed to a recent trip to Iran by IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi, saying it led to a success in resolving a very serious issue between Iran and the IAEA.
The top Austrian diplomat called on the remaining parties to the accord to live up to their obligations under the deal.
He stressed that Vienna will continue its partnership to the JCPOA to rebuild trust in the region.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that all UN sanctions against Iran will be reinstated on September 20 after the U.S. “activated the snapback mechanism”.
Source : Tehran Times
