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Turkey against sanctions on Iran

17 December 2014 20:12 (UTC+04:00)
Turkey against sanctions on Iran

By Sara Rajabova

Ankara, which is one of the powerful countries in Middle East region, has said it is against any sanction on its neighbor Iran.

“Ankara has always supported and will continue supporting Tehran,” Mevlut Cavusoglu Turkish Foreign Minister said on December 17 in Tehran at a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Cavusoglu also added that Ankara supports the talks between Tehran and the six international mediators (the U.S., the UK, France, Russia, China and Germany).

“Ankara has repeatedly stated that every country, including Iran, has the right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes,” he said.

This comes as Iran and the P5+1 have started a new round of nuclear talks on December 17 after they failed to ink the final deal on Tehran’s nuclear energy program by the November 24 deadline.

Iran’s Zarif noted that a nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 is in the interest of the whole world. Noting that there are more serious challenges in the region, like terrorism, which are threatening the world, Zarif said achieving a nuclear agreement between the sides is possible.

Speaking about the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1, Zarif said the negotiations are being held in a good atmosphere, adding that good steps have been taken towards the final nuclear agreement.

Zarif argued that all countries, in particular the P5+1 have concluded that the sanctions against Iran are not helpful in resolving the Islamic’ Republic’s nuclear case.

The U.S. and EU imposed sanctions on Iran’s oil exports and the country’s banking system. The sanctions have put the country in trouble.

The UN Security Council imposed sanctions against Iran, demanding the country to prove that it is not developing nuclear weapons.

Iran has on numerous occasions stated that it does not seek to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran says it is using nuclear technology for electricity generation and medical purposes instead.

Iran and P5+1 (China, France, Russia, Britain, the US plus Germany) sealed an interim deal in Geneva on Nov. 24, 2013 to pave the way for a full resolution of the West’s decade-old dispute with Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program. The Geneva deal took effect on January 20 and expired on July 20.

However the two sides agreed to extend their talks for four months till November 24 to reach a permanent deal on Iran’s disputed nuclear program. During a meeting held on November 24, 2014, the sides agreed to extend the talks for further seven months.

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