Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.
John Kerry: "Iran couldn't take it at that particular moment"
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Iran backed out of a deal on its nuclear programme during talks with world powers in Geneva on Saturday.
Amid reports that France's reservations scuppered an agreement, Mr Kerry told reporters in Abu Dhabi: "The French signed off on it; we signed off on it."
Iran had been unable to accept the deal "at that particular moment", he added.
Mr Kerry said he hoped in the next few months they could "find an agreement that meets everyone's standards".
Representatives from Iran and the so-called P5+1 - the US, UK, France, Russia and China plus Germany - will meet again on 20 November.
Iran stresses that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only, but world powers suspect it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
In a separate development on Monday, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it had agreed a "roadmap for co-operation" with Iran to help resolve remaining issues.
Yukiya Amano said the deal was "an important step". It opens the way for inspectors to visit Arak and the Gachin uranium mine in Bandar Abbas, and for measures requested by the UN watchdog to be implemented.
Powers 'unified'Some reports said the latest talks failed because France had wanted to place tight restrictions on the heavy-water plant being built at Arak.
"Start Quote
End Quote John Kerry US Secretary of StateEverybody agreed it was a fair proposal"
However, US diplomats said the Iranian government's insistence on formal recognition of its "right" to enrich uranium had been the major obstacle.
The Jerusalem Post quoted a senior US official as saying the P5+1 had approved a working document, but that it had been "too tough" for the Iranians.
Speaking at a news conference with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday, Mr Kerry said: "The P5+1 was unified on Saturday when we presented our proposal to the Iranians.
"The French signed off on it, we signed off on it, and everybody agreed it was a fair proposal.
"Iran couldn't take it at that particular moment; they weren't able to accept."
Mr Kerry also said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's public dismissal of the offer as a "bad deal" for the world had been premature.
"We are confident that what we are doing can actually protect Israel more effectively and provide greater security," he added.
'Issues'Mr Kerry's comments on the prospects of an interim accord were echoed by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who told Europe 1 radio: "We are not far from an agreement with the Iranians, but we are not there yet."
Responding to the reports that Paris was behind the failure of the talks, he said: "France is neither isolated nor a country that follows the herd. It is independent and works for peace."
Mr Fabius revealed that there had been several issues that "still need to be discussed with the Iranians".
"Start Quote
End Quote Laurent Fabius French Foreign MinisterIf we don't reach an accord, it would be a considerable problem in a few months"
Of particular concern is the Arak heavy-water plant, which could be operational by the end of 2014. Tehran says the reactor is intended for the production of radioisotopes for medical purposes, but its spent fuel will contain plutonium suitable for use in nuclear weapons.
"We have to make arrangements for this reactor in Arak not to be activated as planned, for it not to lead to an atomic bomb," Mr Fabius said.
Questions also remain over Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched to a medium level of purity, or 20%. Experts say it could be enriched to 90%, the level required for a nuclear bomb, in a relatively short time.
"This stock at 20% must be dismantled and come back to 5%. The Iranian side still needs to make an effort [on this]," Mr Fabius explained.
But he also warned that the failure to agree a deal with Iran "would be a considerable problem in a few months".
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Iran 'backed out of nuclear deal'
Dengan url
http://worldartikelku.blogspot.com/2013/11/iran-backed-out-of-nuclear-deal.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Iran 'backed out of nuclear deal'
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Iran 'backed out of nuclear deal'
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar