New Delhi says all parties should engage constructively to address & resolve issues concerning Iran nuclear deal
Our Correspondent / New Delhi
India Wednesday urged all parties to engage constructively to address and resolve issues concerning Iran’s nuclear deal. The response came a day after US President Donald Trump announced withdrawal from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran.
Responding to media queries, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: “India has always maintained that Iranian nuclear issue should be resolved peacefully through dialogue and diplomacy by respecting Iran’s right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy and international community’s strong interest in exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.”
He said Iran’s right to peaceful use of nuclear energy should be respected along with international community’s strong interest in the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.
Yesterday President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a landmark deal with Iran and reimposed its economic sanctions against the country. In an address to the nation from the White House, President Trump said, the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and warned countries against any cooperation with Tehran on its controversial nuclear weapons programme. He also signed the fresh set of sanctions after the announcement.
Meanwhile, Western powers today said, they are committed to the Iran nuclear deal. In a joint statement, the UK, France and Germany, which were signatories to the deal along with China and Russia, said that Trump’s decision was a cause for regret and concern. The UK, France and Germany also urged the US not to obstruct its implementation. They said they would work with the other signatories to the 2015 deal Russia and China which have stressed continuing support for the deal.
Iran has said, it would restart uranium enrichment if the agreement could not be salvaged. In a statement, President Hassan Rouhani said that he has asked the foreign ministry to negotiate with the European countries, China and Russia. He said if Iran achieves the deal’s goals in co-operation with other members of the deal, it will remain in place.
The historic nuclear deal was reached in Vienna in July 2015 between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council along with Germany and the European Union. The pact, lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear program.
Story is edited by Andalib Akhter