Britain warns Iran over
'systematic non-compliance' with nuclear deal
Foreign ministry says Tehran
must constructively engage with dispute resolution process
Britain's commitment to the
2015 Iranian nuclear deal is being jeopardised by Iran’s repeated violations of
the agreement, the government said on Saturday after Tehran notified the
European Union that it was activating the agreement's dispute resolution
mechanism.
A Foreign Office statement said
Tehran must "engage constructively" with the resolution process over
its failure to keep its commitments under the deal, which was aimed at
preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons capability.
Officially known as the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action, the accord has been unravelling after President
Donald Trump pulled the US out of the agreement in 2018. His administration
then renewed crippling sanctions on the regime in Tehran, which Iran has used
as justification for breaking the terms of the deal.
The European signatories to the
agreement, the UK, France and Germany, also known as the E3, triggered the
deal's dispute resolution mechanism (DRM) earlier this year because of Iran’s
non-compliance but later suspended the action.
On Friday, the European Union’s
top diplomat said he had been notified by Iran that it was reactivating the DRM
because of the E3’s failure to live up to the deal.
The British Foreign Office
called on Iran to stop violating the accord. “The UK remains committed to
JCPoA, but it is being put at risk by systematic Iranian non-compliance,” a
spokesperson said.
“If Iran wishes to benefit from
the JCPOA, it must engage constructively with the DRM process initiated by the
E3, and implement its commitments under the deal.”
Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign
policy chief, said the DRM "requires intensive efforts in good faith by
all”.
“As we approach the fifth
anniversary of the JCPOA, I should like to take this opportunity to recall the
importance of the agreement," Mr Borrell said after receiving the letter from
Iran detailing its concerns with the E3.
“The JCPOA is an historic
achievement for global nuclear non-proliferation contributing to regional and
global security.
“I remain determined to
continue working with the participants of the JCPOA and the international
community to preserve it,” he said.
The dispute mechanism provides
for a period of about one month, which can be prolonged if all parties agree,
to resolve any disagreement.
Updated: July 4, 2020 10:28 PM
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