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Vienna talks to continue as long as necessary: Iran deputy FM

ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency

Sun / 13 June 2021 / 14:38

Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs and the head of Iran's negotiating team in the Vienna talks Abbas Araghchi stressed that the Vienna talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will continue as long as Tehran deem them necessary.

In an interview with Press TV, Araghchi said, "Vienna talks are not tied to the June 18 presidential election in Iran. For us, the criterion is to move in the direction of fulfilling the demands of the Islamic Republic. We do not set a date for ourselves as to when we will arrive or not. We will continue the talks as long as they take time and we deem them necessary in order to achieve what we desire. The discussions will continue without wasting time or letting others waste time".

"Personally, I do not think we can reach a final conclusion this week. My guess is that at least once again the conclusion of the negotiations should be transferred to the capitals, and in this round of negotiations, I do not think we will reach a final conclusion. I cannot even predict how long this round of negotiations will last," he added.

Iran's top negotiator went on to say, "Of course, the United States must take the first step, and it must take all its actions first, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will verify, and then we will return to our commitments".

Answering a question about the positions of the P4+1 countries in the Vienna talks, Araghchi said, "Naturally, the countries have their own positions, and that is why negotiations continue, and our goal in negotiations is to bring positions closer together. I can say that the parties are at a point where they have to make their own decisions".

Stating that Iran has already made its tough decisions, Iran's top negotiator added, "When the Islamic Republic of Iran decided to stay in the JCPOA in the face of Trump and the US withdrawal from the deal, our tough decision was made at that time, and now it is the turn of the other parties to make their own tough decisions".

"If they want to keep the JCPOA, they must have the necessary flexibility and be able to make their own decisions, and we are ready to continue the negotiations until they can reach a decision," he noted, stressing, "The Islamic Republic of Iran will certainly not agree without meeting its key demands".

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