The comments by Fabius come despite the fact that Iranian officials have
already clarified that nuclear-related research activities will continue
regardless of a potential final deal with the P5+1. Iranian officials have
also said they will not agree to any inspections of military sites as part
of such a deal.
Code: 81661976 (4737715) | Date: 27/06/2015 | Time: 23:54|
France sets three 'indispensable conditions' for Iran nuclear deal
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Tehran, June 27, IRNA – France has set three conditions for a potential
final deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries over Tehran’s
nuclear program.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Saturday that the six
countries and Iran need to fulfill three conditions to hammer out a deal.

'We believe there are at least three indispensable conditions,' Fabius told
reporters as he arrived in the Austrian capital, Vienna, to join the nuclear
talks, saying, 'We want a robust accord that recognizes Iran's right to a
civilian nuclear program,' but which guarantees that Tehran does not seek
'nuclear weapons.'

'These are a lasting limitation of Iran's nuclear capacities in research and
production. The second is a solid verification of sites including military
bases if necessary. The third is an automatic return of sanctions in case of
violations of the engagements made [under an accord],' Fabius said.

The French foreign minister, however, said the conditions are 'not yet
accepted by all parties.'

He made the remarks as EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and German
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and British Foreign Secretary
Philip Hammond are also expected to join Iran’s nuclear talks in Vienna over
the weekend.

Earlier on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US
Secretary of State John Kerry held a meeting in the Austrian capital, which
lasted for one and a half hour. Two sides are expected to resume the
negotiations after a break.

The comments by Fabius come despite the fact that Iranian officials have
already clarified that nuclear-related research activities will continue
regardless of a potential final deal with the P5+1. Iranian officials have
also said they will not agree to any inspections of military sites as part
of such a deal.

Furthermore, Tehran has emphasized that all nuclear-related sanctions have
to be terminated as the Islamic Republic begins to implement its side of the
bargain.

The French foreign minister, whose country is one of the six countries
negotiating with Iran, has a history of adopting hard-line positions
vis-à-vis the Islamic Republic in the course of the nuclear negotiations.

Representatives from Iran and the P5+1 group – the US, the UK, France, China
and Russia plus Germany – are holding extensive talks to finalize the text
of a possible deal over Tehran’s nuclear program by the end of June.

The two sides seek to seal a comprehensive deal based on a mutual
understanding on the key parameters agreed upon in the Swiss city of
Lausanne on April 2. (Press TV)

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