Conclusion of Iran talks can be game changer in Mideast: Mogherini

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini speaks to Press TV, Vienna, July 2014.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has described the conclusion of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 powers as a potential "game changer" in the chaotic Middle East region, Press TV reports.

“This agreement is a sign of hope in the world and especially in the region that desperately needs signs of hope because it is full of signs of desperation and war,” Mogherini said in an interview with Press TV in the Austrian city of Vienna on Tuesday.

Her remarks came after Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers - the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany - reached a conclusion on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which will put limits on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the removal of sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

“Indeed, it would be a game changer, a real game changer if we manage to build trust and on this trust that we might build, also build the possibility of working together to solve some of the major conflicts we have in the region,” she added.

The Middle East region has been hit by the acts of terrorism flamed by Takfiri groups like the ISIL terrorist group which is operating in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Libya. The militants affiliated with the terrorist groups are threatening the security in the whole world.

Mogherini also said the conflicts in the region are posing serious threats to the world, adding, “The lesson of today which is that talks and diplomacy can overcome decades of crisis and tension.”

She added that “the strong political will” the negotiating parties showed during the talks resulted in the good conclusion.

“I am sure that this political investment is going to bring political results,” she added.

(L-R) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, German Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pose for a picture during the final press conference of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria on July 14, 2015. (AFP Photo)

 

Mogherini further appreciated the efforts made by all sides to talks, saying, “The Iranian delegation made an excellent work.”

According to the conclusion text, the nuclear-related economic and financial restrictions imposed by the United States and the EU targeting the Iranian banking, financial, oil, gas, petrochemical, trade, insurance and transport sectors will be annulled.

The 159-page conclusion will be presented to the UN Security Council, which will adopt a resolution in seven to 10 days making the JCPOA an official document.

Based on the text of the nuclear conclusion, the UNSC sanctions against Iran, including all economic and financial bans, will be lifted under a mutually agreed framework and through a new UN resolution.


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