Iran’s dialogue with European nations set to proceed - MFA spokesman

The dialogue between Iran and three European countries (UK, France, and Germany) regarding Iran's nuclear program will continue, said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei, Olaylar reports.

Speaking in a press conference held today (February 17) in Tehran, Baghaei mentioned that the exact date for the next round of dialogue between Iran and the European countries has not been finalized yet. Work is underway to agree on a date and venue for the upcoming round of talks.

To note, on November 29, 2024, the first round of dialogue between the deputy foreign ministers of Iran and three European countries (UK, France, and Germany) was held in Geneva. The second round of this dialogue was continued on January 13-14 in Geneva, where negotiations were held mainly on Iranchr("39")s nuclear program.

The Comprehensive Plan of Joint Action on Iranchr("39")s nuclear program was implemented between Iran and the P5+1 group (the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany) in January 2016. The US announced in May 2018 that it was withdrawing from the plan and imposed sanctions on Iran in November of the same year. Iran has announced that there will be no restrictions on the Iran nuclear deal in 2020.

The Iranian parliament established a strategic strategy to oppose the sanctions in late 2020, citing the failure to meet the Joint Comprehensive Strategy of Action (JCPOA) signed by Iran and six other nations, as well as the imposition of sanctions against Iran.

According to the Iranian parliamentchr("39")s vote, Iran halted implementing extra safeguards and protocols specified in the nuclear deal on February 23. As a result, the International Atomic Energy Agencychr("39")s monitoring system was cut by 20-30 percent.

Iran has officially affirmed that its strategy is not to pursue the development of an atomic bomb and that it does not support the production of weapons of mass destruction.