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Vienna (dpa) – The remaining countries in the nuclear agreement with Iran set the first course to be able to maintain the agreement even after the exit of the United States.
At a meeting in Vienna German, British, French, Russian, Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers and diplomats agreed Friday on numerous economic measures to further convince Tehran of l & # 39; agreement. These include, among others, operating payments and the export of oil and gas, as shown in a final statement.
The Iranian side expressed optimism after the round of negotiations and called the meeting a "step forward". Now, however, a quick implementation should follow until August 6 – because then enter the first US sanctions against Iran in force.
Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China negotiated the nuclear agreement in 2015 with USA and Iran. The agreement states that Iran is mbadively reducing its nuclear program and is closely monitoring it. Thus, the Islamic Republic must be prevented from building a nuclear weapon. In return, Tehran promised the expansion of economic relations. However, since US President Donald Trump abandoned the deal in early May and announced new sanctions against Iran, the nuclear deal is on the verge.
Iran had recently pointed out that it only wanted to stick to the agreement if it derived an economic benefit. "The concerns that we had yesterday, and which were also expressed by President Ruhani, were raised at the meeting and more details were announced that make us more optimistic than yesterday," said Friday the minister Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif.
Iranian President Hbadan Ruhani criticized Thursday the proposals made by the three EU member states, Germany, France and Britain, which were known before the Vienna meeting as "disappointing". The circles of the Iranian delegation said Friday after the meeting that their own experts want to check in Vienna until Monday in the details of the offer of the three European countries. A decision should then be made, but only in Tehran.
"We want to make it clear to Iran today that it still has economic spinoffs from this agreement," said German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) Friday before the meeting. A future of agreement is important for European security, said Maas. "After the withdrawal of the United States, which we can not understand, we are in a difficult situation." But the SPD politician also said that all the consequences of the new US sanctions could not be compensated.
Maas said that the first steps have already been taken with the anti-blocking regulation for the protection of European companies operating in Iran and the extension of the mandate of the European Investment Bank. Both measures are aimed at preventing European companies from withdrawing from Iran. "We are now looking for ways to keep payments open for Iran, so Iran sees no reason to withdraw from this agreement." Friday's statement also includes commitments on transportation and investment in Iran.
For Ruhani and his government, a good bargaining result is imperative to calm the situation in their own country. The nuclear agreement has been a great success for the Ruhani government – an end of the agreement is likely, according to observers of the end of his presidency Tehran . Especially economically, Iran is currently in deep crisis.
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