The decision of the United States to restore “nuclear” waivers will speed up the restoration of the Iran’s nuclear deal, Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said on Saturday.
In a tweet, Ulyanov said the US move may signal that the talks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – official name of 2015 nuclear deal – have entered the final stage.
The US decision to restore “nuclear” waivers is a move in the right direction. It will help expedite restoration of #JCPOA and mutual return of #US and #Iran to compliance with 2015 deal .It also can be seen as an indication that the #ViennaTalks have entered the final stage
— Mikhail Ulyanov (@Amb_Ulyanov) February 5, 2022
Earlier on Friday, a high-ranking US State Department official reported that the US administration made a decision to restore the sanctions waiver that will allow countries to cooperate with Iran on civil nuclear projects.
Since April 2021, Vienna has been hosting talks to restore the deal. The eighth round of talks on the 2015 nuclear deal has been underway in Vienna since late December. The parties previously agreed on two drafts of the deal, which included provisions covering Iranian interests.
In May 2018, the Trump administration abandoned the deal and re-imposed sanctions on Iran, which in response abandoned its commitments under the agreement.
Source: Agencies
