OBAMA HAILS ‘HISTORIC’ IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
The United States,
Iran and five other world powers have sealed a breakthrough framework agreement
outlining limits on Iran’s nuclear programme to keep it from being able to
produce atomic weapons.
Reading out a joint statement on Thursday evening,
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said a “decisive step” has been
achieved.
“This is a crucial
decision laying the agreed basis for the final text of joint comprehensive plan
of action. We can now start drafting the text and annexes,” said Mogherini, who
has acted as a coordinator for the six powers – Britain, China, France,
Germany, Russia and the United States.
The US and Iran each hailed the efforts of their
diplomats over eight days of marathon talks in the Swiss city of Lausanne.
Speaking at the White House, US President Barack
Obama called it a “good deal” that would address concerns about Iran’s nuclear
ambitions. The US president said that the US and its allies had “reached a
historic understanding with Iran”.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
called it a “win-win outcome”.
The Islamic Republic has been promised an end to
years of crippling economic sanctions, but only if negotiators transform the
plan into a comprehensive pact by June 30.
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