EU calls for efforts on implementing Iran nuclear deal

The European Union here on Monday expressed the necessity for all sides to work now towards implementing a newly-reached agreement between Iran and major world powers on Iranian nuclear issues, as Iran issue high on agenda of the ongoing EU foreign ministers meeting.

According to the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on the latest agreement, the Council fully supported the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015) unanimously adopted earlier on Monday endorsing the agreement and urging its full implementation.

The agreement, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), clinched on July 14 between Iran and the P5+1, Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany, is expected to put Iran on the path of sanctions relief but more strict limits on its nuclear program after two weeks of tough negotiations in Vienna, Austria.

The Council reiterates that EU actions and commitments under the JCPOA related to the lifting of the sanctions will be carried out in accordance with the timeline and modalities specified in the JCPOA; and that the lifting of economic and financial sanctions would come into effect once the International Atomic Energy Agency has verified that Iran has implemented its nuclear-related commitments as stipulated in the JCPOA, said the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions.

The Council expressed the expectation that the positive development will open the door to a steady improvement in relations between the EU, its Member States and Iran, as well as improved Iranian regional and international relations, and that it will constitute a basis for a more stable and secure region. Endit