Nuclear talks between Iran and European countries before Trump’s return
Talks on the Iranian nuclear program between Tehran on the one hand, and France, Germany and the United Kingdom on the other hand, are scheduled to take place in Switzerland on Monday, a week before the new US President Donald Trump takes office.
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These talks will take place less than two months after secret negotiations between Iran and representatives of the three European countries in Geneva, at a time when the West is concerned about the progress of the nuclear program. Iranian.
Consultations or negotiations?
The German Foreign Ministry told Agence France-Presse that these are not negotiations, while Iran stated that they are merely consultations.
 
The French Foreign Ministry said that Monday’s meeting is an indication that the countries of the Troika group, a formula that includes France, Germany and the United Kingdom, “continue working to reach a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear program, the level of its progress is a problem.” Extreme.
Nuclear escalation
In early December, Tehran announced the start of feeding new centrifuges at the Fordow site, which would, in the long run, bring about a significant increase in the production rate of enriched uranium at The level of 60%, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
In a letter to the UN Security Council dated December 6, France, Germany and the United Kingdom expressed their deep concern and urged Iran to end Nuclear escalation immediately. The three European countries discussed the possible use of the mechanism to re-impose sanctions on Iran “to prevent it from possessing nuclear weapons.”
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