Iran Press/ Iran News: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and EU Foreign Policy Chief and senior coordinator of the Vienna talks Josep Borrell have held talks on Thursday over the latest results and the trend of the Vienna talks to remove anti-Iran sanctions as well as some other international issues of mutual interest including the Ukraine crisis.
In the phone call, the EU Foreign Policy Chief and senior coordinator of the Vienna talks said the negotiations are at a critical juncture, and now the US and Iran must show more flexibility in their message exchanges and must try to overcome the time limit. Borrell said that economic guarantees are important for Iran and the EU supports this, adding, "You and we will continue our efforts to reach a deal because we have come a long way. You Iranians are tough and highly capable negotiators."
The Iranian foreign minister, for his part, thanked the EU foreign policy chief and senior coordinator of the Vienna talks for his efforts and the progress made so far. Amir Abdollahian said, "If all sides behave realistically, we are still close to reaching a good and robust deal."
The foreign minister of Iran underlined that the making of new demands by the US has no logical justification, and this is at odds with the country's stance on swiftly reaching an agreement.
Amir Abdollahian added that the main issues and sanctions removal must not be affected by the excessive demands on the part of the US.
The top Iranian diplomat also said the US cannot convey a new and different message to the Iranian negotiating team through the coordinator under the pretext of being under the pressure of the American public opinion. "If the US faces a problem in terms of public opinion, I should say that we also face the problem of public opinion in Iran [and] they are monitoring the developments very closely and carefully and seek answers from the government and demand it get the sanctions lifted and preserve a highly peaceful nuclear energy."
Amir Abdollahian also underscored that issues related to Iran's national heroes are non-negotiable.
Elsewhere in his comments, the Iranian foreign minister outlined the principled position of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Ukraine crisis. He emphasized, "We believe, while considering the UN Charter, that the root-cause of this crisis must be addressed so that lasting stability and security are established in the region through halting the war and focusing on political solutions."
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