Iran now regards the Cairo understanding as officially terminated following the “unlawful and politically motivated” resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors that was initiated by the US and the European troika, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Thursday.
In comments, Araghchi condemned the latest anti-Iran resolution adopted by the IAEA Board of Governors, saying the US and the three European countries –the UK, France and Germany- forced its passage despite 15 members voting against or abstaining.
The top Iranian diplomat said the move ignores Iran’s goodwill and constructive engagement, undermines both the credibility and independence of the IAEA, and will disrupt the process of cooperation and interaction between Iran and the UN nuclear agency.
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is scrapping the Cairo Agreement, ending its nuclear cooperation framework with the IAEA and halting inspections and monitoring of its facilities. pic.twitter.com/G1xYZNVdDj
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Araghchi noted that the Cairo agreement had already lost its practical basis in the relations between Iran and the IAEA in the safeguards sphere after the three European countries attempted to unlawfully reinstate previously annulled UN Security Council resolutions against Iran.
The Iranian FM announced that Iran has informed Director General of the IAEA Rafael Grossi via a formal letter on Thursday that the Cairo agreement is no longer valid and is considered terminated.
IAEA board on Thursday passed a resolution demanding that Iran provide “full and prompt” cooperation including access to sensitive nuclear sites.
🇮🇷 The International Atomic Energy Agency board has passed a resolution demanding that Iran provide “full and prompt” cooperation including access to sensitive nuclear sites, but Tehran immediately rejected the measure.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Grossi renewed a call for Tehran to let inspectors into the key nuclear sites and the agency’s governing board passed a resolution proposed by the United States, Britain, France and Germany by 19 votes to three with 12 abstentions.
The resolution “urges Iran to comply fully and without delay with its legal obligations” under existing UN Security Council resolutions “and to extend full and prompt cooperation to the IAEA, including by providing such information and access that the agency requests”.
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