EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell Confirms No Meeting with Iran at UN General Assembly

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European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell stated on Monday that foreign ministers from Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia will not meet with Iran at the United Nations this week to discuss a return to nuclear deal talks. This move comes as diplomats were tentatively planning for a ministerial meeting of the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal on Wednesday on the sidelines of the annual UN gathering of world leaders. Borrell emphasized that the important aspect is not the ministerial meeting but the will of all parties to resume negotiations in Vienna. He also announced that he would meet with his new Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, on Tuesday.

Key Takeaways:

  • European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell confirmed that foreign ministers from Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia will not meet with Iran at the UN General Assembly to discuss a return to nuclear deal talks.
  • The ministerial meeting was tentatively planned for Wednesday on the sidelines of the annual UN gathering of world leaders, but it is no longer on the agenda.
  • Borrell emphasized that the key aspect is not the ministerial meeting, but rather the will of all parties to resume negotiations in Vienna.
  • He announced that he would meet with his new Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, on Tuesday.
  • The Vienna talks between the US and Iran were adjourned in June after Ebrahim Raeisi's election as Iran's president and took office in August.
  • The new Iranian presidency asked for a delay in negotiations to take a closer look at the talks and understand the file better.
  • The European Union and Iran are expected to resume talks in Vienna soon, with the summer already passing by.

Statistics:

  • 6 rounds of indirect talks were held between the US and Iran in Vienna.
  • 1: The new Iranian President, Ebrahim Raeisi, was elected in 2021 and took office in August.
  • The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was abandoned by former US President Donald Trump in 2018.

Sources:

  • Reuters
  • Mehr News Agency