Referring to his recent phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell wrote on his Twitter account on Saturday that “the possibility to strike a deal and return to #JCPOA is shrinking. But we still can do it with an extra effort.”
He added that “as coordinator, I stand ready any time to facilitate a solution to the latest outstanding issues.”
In reaction to Borrell’s tweet, Ulyanov wrote that “if next week the #IAEA BoG adopts the Western resolution on #Iran, the prospects of successful completion of the #ViennaTalks and restoration of #JCPOA will become more elusive.”
He highlighted that “if #EU wants to reach an agreement, it should (instead of a res.) undertake extra diplomatic efforts.”
Earlier on Friday, Amirabdollahian and Borrell discussed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and some other bilateral issues in a phone conversation.
Referring to the determination of the Islamic Republic of Iran to reach a good, strong, and lasting agreement, Amirabdollahian called the recent attempts taken by the US and the three European countries in drafting the IAEA resolution a behavior contrary to diplomacy, as well as hasty and destructive that will make the negotiation process more complicated.
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