Egypt Calls for Diplomatic Solution to Iran's Nuclear Program

TEHRAN (Defapress) - As Cairo steps up its efforts to help resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, Egypt's foreign minister, Abdel Atty and IAEA director general, Grossi, discussed developments related to the Iranian nuclear file in a phone call yesterday, according to a report by Al Ahram. The Egyptian foreign minister stressed the need to continue efforts to build trust and create conditions for sustainable cooperation between Iran and the agency.

According to a statement from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Abdel Atty said that these efforts could pave the way for diplomatic solutions, the resumption of talks, and reaching a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program that takes into account the interests of all parties and ensures regional security and stability.

In the call, the Egyptian Foreign Minister also stressed his country's commitment to close coordination with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

According to Al-Ahram, Egypt has played an active role in encouraging dialogue between Iran and the IAEA in recent months, including hosting talks in Cairo in early September that led to a technical agreement between Iran and the IAEA to resume cooperation after the Israeli and American attacks on nuclear facilities under the supervision of the IAEA in Iran.

After the agreement, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran's diplomatic service, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said that the continuation of the document is conditional on no hostile action being taken against Iran.

Following the snapback by the three European countries and the anti-Iranian resolution by the IAEA, Araghchi announced in a message regarding the termination of the Cairo agreement that just as diplomacy was attacked by Israel and the United States in June, the Cairo agreement was killed by the United States and three European countries.

He added: "It is not Iran that seeks to create a new crisis. The three European countries and the United States are seeking to create tension and know very well that the formal termination of the Cairo Agreement is a direct result of their own provocations."