EU, Iran commit to uphold nuclear pact despite Trump

Source: EU, Iran commit to uphold nuclear pact despite Trump | The Times of Israel

European Union Energy Commissioner Arias Canete says deal is ‘crucial for the security of Europe, of the region and the entire world’

By AP26 November 2018, 4:45 pm

Iran’s vice president and head of the Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi (left) and European Union Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Arias Canete during a joint news conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, November 26, 2018. (Francisco Seco/AP)

BRUSSELS — The European Union and Iran affirmed their support for the international nuclear deal and said they aim to keep it alive despite US President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon the landmark pact.

Ahead of EU-Iran talks on civil nuclear cooperation in Brussels Monday, EU Energy Commissioner Arias Canete said the deal is “crucial for the security of Europe, of the region and the entire world.”

He said the agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions is working and that “we do not see any credible peaceful alternative.”

Iranian Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi said: “I hope that we can enjoy the niceties of this deal and not let it go unfulfilled.”

Should the deal break down, he said, it would be “very ominous, the situation would be unpredictable.”

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