Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday certain European parties to JCPOA are playing a non-constructive role in Vienna talks, calling on them to come to the talks with good intentions to reach a good agreement.
In a press conference, the diplomat stressed that Iran has always had a constructive attitude in the talks and it calls on other parties to attend the new round of talks with the intention of reaching a good agreement.
Khatibzadeh called on the three European countries to stop being indifferent and instead present a serious program to return to abiding by their own commitments.
He continued to say that Iran recommends other parties to take part in the new round of talks with an agenda that leads the talks towards reaching an agreement.
Stating that Iran has always said that it has to see a change to make a response to the US requests, Khatibzadeh stressed in line with the interests of the Iranian nation, the Iranian negotiating team is indirectly and unofficially exchanging texts with the US in the Vienna talks.
Meanwhile, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the martyrdom of the top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani, the Iranian spokesman stressed the former head of IRGC’s Quds Force was a hero in the fight against terrorism.
Khatibzadeh stated that the act of internationally famous terrorists was to take revenge on the great general who mas martyred in a US strike near Baghdad Airport in January 2020.
He added that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a target of both political and economic terrorism (sanctions) since its establishment.
The US action in assassinating Gen. Qassem Suleimani was an example of a terrorist attack and state terrorism, which was designed and carried out by the US government, Khatibzadeh added, as quoted by Mehr news agency.
He also pointed out that the US government must be held to account for that crime, stressing that Iran would spare no effort to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Khatibzadeh also condemned the killing of 44 people in Burkina Faso by terrorist groups, vocing deep sorrow over the attack.
Source: Iranian media
