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28/06/22 21:53 PM IST

Iran Nuclear Talks To Resume "Quickly, Immediately"

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  • Iran and the United States plan to resume indirect talks this week in Qatar.
  • Iran’s indirect talks with the U.S. on reviving the 2015 nuclear pact or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action(JCPOA) will resume soon, the Iranian Foreign Minister.
  • The pact appeared close to being revived in March When the EU, which is coordinating negotiations, invited Foreign Ministers representing the accord’s parties to Vienna to finalize an agreement after indirect talks between Iran and the US President’s administration.
JCPOA 
  • The JCPOA was the result of prolonged negotiations between 2013 and 2015 between Iran and P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States + Germany).
  • Under the deal, Iran agreed to significantly cut its stores of centrifuges, enriched uranium and heavy water, all key components for nuclear weapons.
  • Iran also agreed to implement a protocol that would allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to access its nuclear sites to ensure Iran would not be able to develop nuclear weapons in secret.
Source- Indian Express 

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