New Zealand calls for good faith on all sides in Iran nuclear deal

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully, who chaired a meeting of the UN Security Council that endorsed last week's historic Iran nuclear deal, on Tuesday urged all parties to implement the agreement in good faith.

The United Nations Security Council had adopted a resolution that made the agreement between Iran and the council's five permanent members legally binding and set out steps towards its implementation.

"New Zealand hopes this agreement can form the basis for building trust and opening a new chapter of cooperation in the Middle East," McCully said in a statement from his office.

"Getting to this point would not have been possible without constructive engagement on all sides," he said.

A number of steps remained before the agreement could be fully implemented, including European Union and U.S. Congressional approval, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verification of the commitments made.

"We urge all parties, and in particular Iran, to approach implementation with the same positive intent and good faith that led to the agreement being concluded," said McCully.

"The sanctions against Iran will be terminated after IAEA verification is finished." Endi