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All Iran sanctions to be lifted upon deal implementation: Araqchi
Sat Apr 4, 2015 6:45AM
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs
Abbas Araqchi speaks in a televised interview on April 3, 2015.
A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says all sanctions against Tehran
will be lifted under a mutual understanding reached between Iran and
the P5+1 countries in Switzerland immediately after the a final deal
goes into force.
All economic and financial sanctions as well as all resolutions issued
by the UN Security Council (UNSC) against Iran will be null and void
on the first day of the implementation of a final agreement to be
reached between Iran and the six global powers, Iran's Deputy Foreign
Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi said in a
televised interview on Friday.
The removal of Iran from six binding UNSC resolutions was an
"unprecedented" measure and an outcome of the Iranian nation's
resistance in a full-fledged political, economic and security battle
over the past 10 years, said Araqchi, who is a chief Iranian nuclear
negotiator.
The recognition of Iran's legitimate and legal nuclear program was the
key achievement of the Lausanne agreement, he noted.
Araqchi emphasized that the world now pursues a respectful attitude to
Iran "because the language of threat and sanctions is not acceptable
to us and the world has come to the conclusion that no threat and
sanctions will work on the Iranian nation."
"Iran's nuclear program, including enrichment [activities], has been
recognized in the recent statement in Lausanne and it is not seen as a
threat anymore," the Iranian negotiator said.
He emphasized that both sides should live up to all their commitments
under the Lausanne agreement, saying Iran reserves the right to
reverse its position if the other side does not keep its side of the
bargain
"We will continue our enrichment activities in Natanz [nuclear site].
We have no plans to build new enrichment sites for the long years
ahead because Natanz meets our demands," he pointed out.
He expressed hope that further negotiations between Iran and the P5+1
countries would come to fruition before July 1.
At the end of eight days of sensitive nuclear negotiations in the
Swiss city of Lausanne on Thursday, Iran and the P5+1 states - the US,
France, Britain, Russia and China plus Germany - issued a joint
statement, saying that no Iranian nuclear facility will be shut down
or suspended and that all sanctions against the Islamic Republic will
be lifted.
EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini (L), and Iranian Foreign
Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif clap after issuing a joint statement at
the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland,
April 2, 2015. (c) AFP
The joint statement is a sign that Iran and its negotiating partners
have come to a mutual understanding over Tehran's nuclear program and
will work to draw up a final accord by the end of the self-designated
June 30 deadline.
According to the joint statement, Fordow nuclear facility will be
turned into a research center for nuclear science and physics. It also
said the heavy water reactor in the Iranian city of Arak will remain
in place but will be redesigned and updated. Iran will implement the
Additional Protocol temporarily and voluntarily in line with its
confidence-building measures and after that the protocol will be
ratified in a time frame by the Iranian government and Parliament
(Majlis).
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http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2015/04/04/404597/All-Iran-bans-to-be-lifted-after-deal
Sat Apr 4, 2015 6:45AM
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs
Abbas Araqchi speaks in a televised interview on April 3, 2015.
A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says all sanctions against Tehran
will be lifted under a mutual understanding reached between Iran and
the P5+1 countries in Switzerland immediately after the a final deal
goes into force.
All economic and financial sanctions as well as all resolutions issued
by the UN Security Council (UNSC) against Iran will be null and void
on the first day of the implementation of a final agreement to be
reached between Iran and the six global powers, Iran's Deputy Foreign
Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi said in a
televised interview on Friday.
The removal of Iran from six binding UNSC resolutions was an
"unprecedented" measure and an outcome of the Iranian nation's
resistance in a full-fledged political, economic and security battle
over the past 10 years, said Araqchi, who is a chief Iranian nuclear
negotiator.
The recognition of Iran's legitimate and legal nuclear program was the
key achievement of the Lausanne agreement, he noted.
Araqchi emphasized that the world now pursues a respectful attitude to
Iran "because the language of threat and sanctions is not acceptable
to us and the world has come to the conclusion that no threat and
sanctions will work on the Iranian nation."
"Iran's nuclear program, including enrichment [activities], has been
recognized in the recent statement in Lausanne and it is not seen as a
threat anymore," the Iranian negotiator said.
He emphasized that both sides should live up to all their commitments
under the Lausanne agreement, saying Iran reserves the right to
reverse its position if the other side does not keep its side of the
bargain
"We will continue our enrichment activities in Natanz [nuclear site].
We have no plans to build new enrichment sites for the long years
ahead because Natanz meets our demands," he pointed out.
He expressed hope that further negotiations between Iran and the P5+1
countries would come to fruition before July 1.
At the end of eight days of sensitive nuclear negotiations in the
Swiss city of Lausanne on Thursday, Iran and the P5+1 states - the US,
France, Britain, Russia and China plus Germany - issued a joint
statement, saying that no Iranian nuclear facility will be shut down
or suspended and that all sanctions against the Islamic Republic will
be lifted.
EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini (L), and Iranian Foreign
Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif clap after issuing a joint statement at
the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland,
April 2, 2015. (c) AFP
The joint statement is a sign that Iran and its negotiating partners
have come to a mutual understanding over Tehran's nuclear program and
will work to draw up a final accord by the end of the self-designated
June 30 deadline.
According to the joint statement, Fordow nuclear facility will be
turned into a research center for nuclear science and physics. It also
said the heavy water reactor in the Iranian city of Arak will remain
in place but will be redesigned and updated. Iran will implement the
Additional Protocol temporarily and voluntarily in line with its
confidence-building measures and after that the protocol will be
ratified in a time frame by the Iranian government and Parliament
(Majlis).
SF/NN
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2015/04/04/404597/All-Iran-bans-to-be-lifted-after-deal