Iran, P5+1 nuclear talks in Lausanne
Six major world powers along with Iran have finally adopted a joint statement after marathon talks in the Swiss city of Lausanne.
The statement was read out in a joint press conference by the EU high representative, Federica Mogherini, and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday.
The two sides will start drafting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in the near future to meet a July 1 deadline.
The greatest achievement of the Lausanne talks, as most experts say, was that Iran managed to secure its right to enrich uranium to the 3.67% level. According to the joint statement, Iran has agreed to reduce the number of its centrifuges from the current 19,000 to 5,000-some operating ones.
Furthermore, Fordow nuclear facility will be turned into a research center for nuclear science and physics. More than 1,000 centrifuges will be maintained at this facility and two centrifuge cascades will keep operating; and the heavy water reactor in the Iranian city of Arak will remain in place but will be redesigned and updated to produce a minimized amount of plutonium. Iran will also implement the Additional Protocol temporarily and voluntarily in line with its confidence-building measures.
During this edition of Iran Today, the views of a number of nuclear experts and political analysts regarding the talks are covered and it is concluded that all the details of the talks must be totally clarified for the judgments to be realistic. Some experts believe that Iran gave too many concessions during the talks while others maintained that what was achieved after the talks was the best possible scenario.
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