U.S. argues its case against Iran to divided IAEA meeting
- 5 years ago
미-이란, IAEA 긴급 이사회서 '불신 대격돌'
Diplomats gathered in Vienna on Wednesday for an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency to discuss Iran's nuclear program... and what to do now that Iran has violated the deal it signed.
Two major powers at the meeting, China and Russia, blamed the U.S. for backing out of that deal.
Hong Yoo reports.
At an emergency meeting on Iran's breach of the 2015 nuclear deal, a U.S. envoy said Iran's expansion of its nuclear program is an attempt to financially extort the international community.
However, the U.S. statement emphasized that the U.S. is still open for talks with Iran without preconditions.
While this meeting was taking place in Vienna, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of secretly enriching uranium for a long time and warned U.S. sanctions will soon be strengthened.
The IAEA had verified Iran's compliance with the nuclear accord until earlier this week when it confirmed that Tehran had exceeded the stockpile of enriched uranium regulated under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Iran's envoy told reporters after the meeting that if the U.S. wants to talk, it should lift sanctions.
"No country is ready to negotiate with a country that is putting the gun on his chest. So America is maximising, maximising the pressures, extending the areas of sanctions on a daily basis and simultaneously requesting and saying, claiming, that 'I'm ready to negotiate with Iran'."
Views differed among the other parties to the deal Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain and the EU and the meeting failed to draw a unified conclusion as Russia and China said the U.S. had breached the deal by pulling out and imposing sanctions.
Apart from the U.S. and Iran, all parties concluded that it's best for them to remain committed to preserving the original deal.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.
Diplomats gathered in Vienna on Wednesday for an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency to discuss Iran's nuclear program... and what to do now that Iran has violated the deal it signed.
Two major powers at the meeting, China and Russia, blamed the U.S. for backing out of that deal.
Hong Yoo reports.
At an emergency meeting on Iran's breach of the 2015 nuclear deal, a U.S. envoy said Iran's expansion of its nuclear program is an attempt to financially extort the international community.
However, the U.S. statement emphasized that the U.S. is still open for talks with Iran without preconditions.
While this meeting was taking place in Vienna, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of secretly enriching uranium for a long time and warned U.S. sanctions will soon be strengthened.
The IAEA had verified Iran's compliance with the nuclear accord until earlier this week when it confirmed that Tehran had exceeded the stockpile of enriched uranium regulated under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Iran's envoy told reporters after the meeting that if the U.S. wants to talk, it should lift sanctions.
"No country is ready to negotiate with a country that is putting the gun on his chest. So America is maximising, maximising the pressures, extending the areas of sanctions on a daily basis and simultaneously requesting and saying, claiming, that 'I'm ready to negotiate with Iran'."
Views differed among the other parties to the deal Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain and the EU and the meeting failed to draw a unified conclusion as Russia and China said the U.S. had breached the deal by pulling out and imposing sanctions.
Apart from the U.S. and Iran, all parties concluded that it's best for them to remain committed to preserving the original deal.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.