国际英语资讯:EU resolutely supports Iran nuclear deal, regrets over U.S. exit_时事

国际英语资讯:EU resolutely supports Iran nuclear deal, regrets over U.S. exit

Joao Vale de Almeida, head of the EU delegation to the UN earlier on the day reiterated EU's support for the JCPOA.

"At this particular challenging moment, it is important to remind ourselves of the achievements of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action," he said.

"It rolled back Iran's nuclear program, blocked access to plutonium and high-enriched uranium and established the most robust verification mechanism by the IAEA," he said, noting that the JCPOA is a key element of the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture and was endorsed unanimously by Resolution 2231.

During Wednesday's meeting, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo presented the latest secretary-general's report on the implementation of Resolution 2231. The Council's facilitator for the implementation of Resolution 2231, Belgian UN ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve reported on the work of the Council related to Resolution 2231.

The meeting centered on issues related to the implementation of Resolution 2231. For the majority of Council members who are supportive of the JCPOA, recent announcements by Iran that it would resume uranium enrichment activities present one of the main concerns in the context of the implementation of Resolution 2231.

On May 8, Iran issued a 60-day ultimatum to the remaining parties to the JCPOA (China, France, Germany, Russia, Britain, and the EU) to provide Iran with sanctions relief on its oil and financial sectors, failing which it would resume uranium enrichment activities and construction of the Arak nuclear reactor, which would constitute a direct violation of the JCPOA.