Iran Calls for West's Commitment to JCPOA

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a phone conversation with his French counterpart called for commitment of western countries to fulfill their undertakings under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

News ID: 69024

Date: 05 March 2018 - 15:35

"Tehran will remain committed as long as other parties act on the agreement," President Rouhani said during the phone talk on Sunday.

The Iranian president said that his government is determined to have stable ties with France and the decision will undoubtedly fall in line with very old and friendly ties between the Iranian and French nations.

"Seven countries have reached agreement as the UN Security Council endorsed it and Iran has fully abided by its JCPOA commitments, but the US has continuously created obstacles in the way of its implementation," President Rouhani said.

In relevant remarks in late February, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif strongly denied the US president's demands for recertifying the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, reiterating that Trump's terms are "improper" and "unacceptable".

"A member of a multilateral agreement cannot set conditions for it. They had earlier raised a number of conditions which were improper. Their new terms are also improper. Principally, any condition is inappropriate," Zarif told reporters on the sidelines of a forum in Tehran.

He underlined the necessity for the international community to ensure Washington's respect for Iran's rights as a country which has complied with the nuclear deal, adding, "This is our current problem."

"The Americans escape forward to shun implementation of their undertakings and ask for some prerequisites. The international community is fully aware that none of these conditions is even worth of studying; therefore, the Americans are emphatically required to comply with their undertakings as fast as possible," Zarif said.