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Iran casts doubts on Europe`s ability to carry out nuclear obligations

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, March 5, IRNA -- Head of Iran`s Supreme National Security 
Council`s (SNSC) Foreign Policy Commission cast doubt here Saturday 
over Europe`s capabilities to carry out its commitments of the nuclear
deal with Iran. 
"So far, Iran`s expectation in talks on political-security, 
technological and nuclear tracks have not been realized," Hossein 
Mousavian told IRNA. 
He added that Europe has not shown sufficient seriousness within 
the framework of the Paris agreement which embodies and is underpinned
by verifiable assurances. 
Furthermore, Europe has neither put forth proposals or suggestions
on verifiable guaranties or assurance on prevention of diversion of 
uranium enrichment nor has it taken any initiative on the issue, he 
said. 
Moussavian, a member of Iran`s negotiating team with EU, said 
that lack of progress on issues over firm guarantees and verifiable 
assurances could derail the underpinnings and shake the principles of 
the October 2004 Paris Agreement. 
The SNSC strategic committee is slated to review the progress and 
compile the proceedings of the Iran-EU discussions groups at the end 
of the Iranian month of Esfand (March 20). 
If the solid gains and satisfactory progress have been garnered 
then the credibility of the Paris agreement will be preserved, 
otherwise it is possible that Tehran will reassess the continuation 
of the nuclear talks with EU," Moussavian underlined. 
Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of 
Governors called on Iran to speedily ratify the additional protocol in
the parliament. 
The Chair of board Ingrid Hall from Canada made the request in 
the Thursday session of the body where she also asked Iran to go on 
with cooperating with the IAEA and make its nuclear activities further
transparent. 
Outlining the results of the board`s meeting which concentrated on
verifying the peaceful nature of Iran`s nuclear activities in the past
three months as well as the views of the body`s member states, she 
also said that all member states of the Board of Governors supported 
negotiations between Iran and the European trio. 
She further noted that the IAEA Board of Governors backed 
long-term talks between Europe and Iran to achieve a perfect and 
acceptable solution. 
Mrs. Hall also called on the IAEA Director General Mohamed 
ElBaradei to publish a report on the situation of Iran regarding the 
protocols. 
According to her, some of the board member states are for 
continuation of suspension of uranium enrichment activities by Iran 
as a gesture of trust-promoting. 
The meeting of the Board of the Governors of the International 
Atomic Energy Agency closed Thursday afternoon after four days of 
work. 
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