Discussions on Rescuing the Agreement on Iran have begun

At the Coburg Palace in Vienna, a meeting of foreign ministers began today to save the nuclear deal with Iran. The chief diplomats of Russia, China and France were speechless when they arrived, only German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas turned to the media. "We hope we can take an important step today," said Maas. He wanted to formulate an "attractive offer" for Iran.

He reaffirmed the determination of European countries to save the agreement with economic guarantees in Tehran, but admitted at the same time that they have not absorbed all the negative effects of US sanctions .

"Not the last meeting"

According to diplomats, deliberations should last at least until the beginning of the afternoon. Maas expressed hope that this was not the last meeting of its kind. Iranian President Hbadan Rouhani had criticized the EU offer last night as a result of telephone conversations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, not meeting all of Tehran's demands.

Kneissl: Credibility is at stake

For the FPÖ Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, the "credibility of international obligations as a whole" is at stake to save the Iranian nuclear deal following the exit from the United States. After the talks, she will meet Federica Mogherini, representative of the EU's foreign policy

The agreement, signed three years ago at the Palais Coburg in Vienna, provides strict controls of the Iranian nuclear program in exchange of sanctions. This architecture is now threatening to collapse after the United States not only abandoned the deal in May, but also threatened all companies with sanctions that continue to trade with Iran.