(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 2. Iran is ready to
negotiate about its nuclear program under international legal norms
and rules, the spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry Esmaeil
Baghaei said at a press briefing in Tehran on December 2, Trend
reports.
According to him, Iran respects international law and
regulations.
Baghaei said that Iran's nuclear program has a peaceful goal
based on the decision of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali
Khamenei and national security-based calculations and
assessments.
The spokesperson noted that the meeting of the foreign ministers
of Iran and three European countries (the UK, France, and Germany)
discussed not only Iran's nuclear program but also many different
issues.
To note, the International Atomic Energy Agency adopted a
resolution on November 21 with 19 votes in favor, 12 abstentions,
and 3 against Iran. The resolution urged Tehran to cooperate with
the International Atomic Energy Agency on a number of issues and
also called for a credible document on uranium residues at two
undeclared sites on Iranian territory.
Meanwhile, in January 2016, Iran and the P5+1 group (the US,
Russia, China, the UK, France, and Germany) implemented the
Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action concerning Iran's nuclear
program.
However, in May 2018, the US announced its withdrawal from the
deal and reimposed sanctions on Iran.
Two years later, Iran responded to the sanctions by implementing
a strategic plan for the nuclear sector to counter them. The
Iranian parliament made this decision at the end of 2020, leading
to the suspension of additional measures and the Additional
Protocol following the nuclear agreement.
Consequently, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
faced a reduction in monitoring capabilities 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.
The Iranian parliament's 39 members have petitioned Iran's
Supreme National Security Council to review the country's defense
doctrine regarding the production of nuclear weapons.
A meeting was held in Geneva with the deputy foreign ministers
of Iran, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany on November 29,
where regional issues and Iran's nuclear program were discussed. It
was emphasized that the discussions would continue.
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