Gharibabadi: We shouldn't have a "snapback" in October

According to Ashura News, quoted by Tasnim, Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Minister of Legal and International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country, said after the end of his consultations in Beijing regarding the results of the talks and the trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia and China: The trilateral meeting between Iran, China and Russia at the level of deputy foreign ministers was held in Beijing today. Of course, we also had bilateral meetings with the deputy foreign ministers of China and Russia, as well as a meeting with the presence of the Chinese Foreign Minister.

He added: This meeting was very important and a joint statement was issued. This statement contains important points, and we also emphasized important issues in the meeting.

Gharibabadi noted: Some of the points are; The necessity of ending illegal unilateral sanctions was emphasized. Diplomatic solutions and dialogue to resolve issues between them were emphasized. Putting aside pressure, sanctions and threats was emphasized, and it is clear what they are, considering the threats that are being raised illegally.

Foreign Minister Maan continued: It was also emphasized that we must pay attention to the root causes of the current situation. These root causes are the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA and the failure to fulfill the obligations of the three European countries under the JCPOA. If we are now in a situation where we are talking about a problem, it is all because of the failure of other countries and parties to adhere to their obligations, and this must be taken into account.

He clarified: Resolution 2231 was also taken into account. In particular, its timings, the most important timing of which is that the situation should normalize from October next year. What the European countries are now talking about under the snapback, it was emphasized in the meeting that these timings must be respected and implemented. We should not have a snapback in October, and it was also emphasized that other parties should refrain from any action that would lead to a deterioration of the situation.

Gharibabadi also stated: It was emphasized that other parties should refrain from any action that affects the professional, independent and objective work of the Agency. It is very important and the Agency also has an important role. Of course, the Agency itself always interferes with political considerations in its work, but we also witness the interference of other countries.

He continued: We decided to continue our close consultations and coordination, both within the framework of bilateral issues and coordination of multilateral issues and international organizations. This meeting will be repeated at the end of the topics.

The Iranian diplomat added: Another important issue that was discussed is that if possible negotiations take place in the future, these negotiations should be solely nuclear, and we also made our position clear, and China and Russia have always supported that non-nuclear issues will not be part of the negotiations.

Finally, he said about this meeting: The meeting was very important. Russia and China are two very important countries and are permanent members of the Security Council. Today we had a meeting of the three JCPOA member states, and there is a high capacity of the countries of Russia and China in international organizations. Today we have been informed about this capacity in a more appropriate and appropriate way and we have seen that China and Russia intend to actively engage in this issue, and in the direction that Iran, Russia and China have always coordinated their positions. This is very key. We need this coordination in the current situation.