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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
TEHRAN, May 23 (Xinhua) — There will be no nuclear deal if the United States seeks to stop Iran’s uranium enrichment, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said live on state television IRIB on Thursday, ahead of the fifth round of proxy nuclear talks between Iran and the United States in Rome on Friday.
“There are still fundamental differences between us. The American side does not believe in uranium enrichment in Iran. If this is their goal, there will be no agreement,” Araghchi said, responding to recent demands by American officials that Tehran completely stop enriching uranium on its territory.
“However, if they want Iran not to move towards nuclear weapons, that can be achieved. We do not want nuclear weapons,” he stressed.
A. Araghchi noted that the nuclear agreement signed between Iran and several other countries in 2015 is no longer in effect, “but that does not mean the deal is dead.” He said the agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, could be revived.
A. Araghchi also stressed that Iran will not abandon its nuclear program, including uranium enrichment.
Since April, Iran and the United States have held four rounds of indirect talks on Tehran’s nuclear program and the lifting of American sanctions. –0–