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Germany stresses full European engagement to save JCPOA

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, May 8, IRNA -- Germany Foreign Ministry on Tuesday underlined full European engagement to save the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between Iran and G5+1 in 2015.

Foreign Minister Maas shares the view of the European partners: "With this agreement, not only this region but the world as a whole is more secure than it would be without it." That is why Europe is continuing to do everything in its power to ensure that the agreement remains in force, the German Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on its website.

The United States administration recently cast doubt on whether it would continue to uphold the agreement. Against this backdrop, high-ranking representatives from France, the United Kingdom and Germany as well as the Secretary-General of the European External Action Service, Helga Schmid, gathered in Brussels today (8 May) to meet Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the statement added.

The Germany Foreign Ministry's statement said that from Europe's perspective, the agreement, with its tight restrictions and control mechanisms, ensures that the Iranian nuclear program serves only civilian and hence peaceful purposes. It is therefore in Europe's security interests to maintain the agreement and continue to implement it.

The E3, the European parties to the agreement, are consequently working hard to find a solution that leaves the way open for the United States to continue to be party to the agreement and prevents further escalation of the conflict. To this end, the E3 are engaged in ongoing exchange with the administration in Washington, the statement said.

The Germany Foreign Ministry's statement noted that on Monday (May 7), Foreign Minister Maas had an intensive discussion with his French counterpart, during which he made clear that 'We see no real alternative to the control mechanisms and restrictions regarding the Iranian nuclear program as set down in the Vienna agreement. And we fear that its failure would lead to escalation and a return to the pre-2013 situation. That cannot be in anyone's interest.'

US President Donald Trump will announce his decision on Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday night.

The US administration has done a great deal during past year to kill Iran nuclear deal.

Trump was initially expected to announce his decision regarding suspending sanctions against Iran and continuing the implementation of the JCPOA on May 12.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has already confirmed eleven times Iran's commitment to the landmark July 2015 international deal.

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