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Thursday, 16 December 2021 (YJC)_ Reacting to the recent agreement between Iran and the IAEA, the Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General stated that the United Nations welcomes any attempt by Iran to engage constructively with the IAEA.
Farhan Hagh, Deputy Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, welcomed the Islamic Republic of Iran's voluntary action to engage with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at a news conference on Wednesday.
In response to a question about the UN Secretary-General's response to the recent agreement between Iran and the IAEA, the UN Under-Secretary-General's spokesman told reporters:
We are in contact with our colleagues at the International Atomic Energy Agency, and they are examining this response, and in the first place we are waiting to see what their reaction is. But in our view, we certainly welcome any attempt by Iran to engage constructively with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
He further added:
We urge Iran to adhere to all aspects of the core of the Comprehensive Joint Action Plan (JCPOA), and we certainly urge them to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
In response to a question about the UN position on the need to lift US sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General said:
The UN Under-Secretary-General (Rosemary DiCarlo) and the UN Secretary-General have made it clear that they have called on the United States to lift or waive sanctions as outlined in the JCPOA.
Farhan also continued:
She (DiCarlo), as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, has called on Iran to reverse the steps it has taken that are inconsistent with its nuclear obligations under the JCPOA and return it to its original state.
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