Russia: All JCPOA Issues Must Be Settled through Joint Commission

reporter 1222 — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 09:49:55 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The foreign ministry of Russia said all issues pertaining to the implementation of the JCPOA deal between Tehran and world powers should be settled through the accord’s Joint Commission.

“The fundamental position of Russia is that any questions arising during the implementation of the JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) should be resolved within the Joint Commission. Nevertheless, it is better to do it without resorting to emergency measures and without putting the process of looking for solutions under artificial time pressure,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

It added that it is crucial “to be guided by those lofty goals enshrined in the JCPOA and Resolution 2231 of the United Nations Security Council” despite problems and disagreements and to try to communicate.

It came after the EU foreign policy chief said on Friday he had received a letter from Iran that demands triggering the dispute resolution mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal over the failure of the three European signatories to the agreement to honor their commitments.

In a statement released on Friday, Josep Borrell said the letter written by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined Iran’s concerns regarding implementation issues on the part of France, Germany and Britain to the Joint Commission of the deal for resolution through the dispute process set out in the agreement’s paragraph 36.

“The Dispute Resolution Mechanism requires intensive efforts in good faith by all. As Coordinator of the Joint Commission, I expect all JCPOA participants to approach this process in this spirit within the framework of the JCPOA,” he said.

In June, the IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution calling on Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA in implementing its NPT Safeguards Agreement and Additional Protocol and satisfy the IAEA’s requests without further delay.

The resolution, submitted by France, Germany, and the UK, was adopted by a vote of 25 to 2 with 7 abstentions.

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Zarif: Iran Triggered DRM on Six Occasions, Letters to Publish

reporter 1222 — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 03:53:58 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that he has so far written six letters to activate the Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DRM) of the 2015 nuclear deal and will soon publish all his letters.

“Don’t believe the hype: Iran triggered #JCPOA DRM on at least 6 occasions (in ref to US AND E3 violations),” Zarif tweeted.

He referred to the six occasions as:

“16 Dec, 2016 (U.S.)

“10 May, 2018 (U.S.)

“17 June, 2018 (U.S.)

“6, Nov, 2018 (U.S. & EU3)

“8 May, 2019 (U.S. & EU3)

“2 July, 2020 (EU3)

“I will be publishing all my letters shortly.”

Zarif wrote the letters based on Article 36 of the historic Nuclear Agreement officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

According to the article, “If Iran believed that any or all of the E3/EU+3 were not meeting their commitments under this JCPOA, Iran could refer the issue to the Joint Commission for resolution”.

On July 3, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi announced that Zarif has sent a letter to High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell referring the cases of European countries’ non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal to its Joint Commission.

Mousavi said that the letter was sent following the irresponsible and illegal move made by the three European signatories of the nuclear deal (Germany, Britain, and France) in presenting a draft resolution at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as their continued non-abidance with the commitments under the deal.

Borrell, the coordinator of the JCPOA between Iran and other signatories of the nuclear deal, reacted to Zarif’s letter by releasing a statement on July 4 in which he said he believed that the JCPOA “is a historic achievement for global nuclear non-proliferation contributing to regional and global security.”

The EU’s top diplomat added that he remained determined to preserve it, AP reported.

Russia’s Reaction

Meanwhile, Russia reacted to the recent developments by releasing a statement on July 5 in which Moscow called on the signatories to the Iran nuclear deal “to seek solutions to the crisis without resorting to emergency measures,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.

According to the Russian News Agency (Tass), the Foreign Ministry’s added that it is crucial “to be guided by those lofty goals enshrined in the JCPOA and Resolution 2231 of the United Nations Security Council” despite problems and disagreements and to try to communicate.”

“Russia’s fundamental position is that any questions arising during the implementation of the JCPOA should be resolved within the Joint Commission,” Tass further quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry statement.

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