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Raisi meets with Macron on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in view of reactivating nuclear dealIranian President Ebrahim Raisi has held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in a bid to unblock the Iranian nuclear deal.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on his arrival in New York. - -/
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The meeting, of which for the moment only photographs have been released, marks the beginning of a round of contacts within the framework of the UN General Assembly, which brings together representatives of all the countries participating in the nuclear pact.
The diplomatic process, sponsored by the EU, seeks to restore an agreement that, although still in force, is badly damaged after the United States withdrew unilaterally during the Donald Trump era. Iran, for its part, breached the agreed limits on its nuclear activity.
Tehran called weeks ago for "stronger guarantees" from Washington for the reactivation of the 2015 nuclear deal, while stressing that one of the conditions for the return is for the International Atomic Energy Agency to focus "solely on its duties and responsibilities."
Meanwhile, the U.S. has rejected these requests, by labeling the response as "not constructive" and has assured that it will formulate its own response. For the EU, the proposal put on the table by Borrell on August 8 is a final document that the participants in the nuclear agreement must subscribe to or reject, after a 17-month process of talks, mainly in Vienna.
Upon his arrival in New York, Raisi explained that the meeting in the United States will serve the country to explain its points of view, while pointing out that it is a platform to discuss the problems of today's world and find collective solutions to solve them.
"Sanctions are harmful to nations and are in conflict with peace and security," he has stated, adding that such actions are "manifestations of unilateralism," a stance that "causes suffering to human societies."
Raisi has previously clarified that he does not intend to meet with US officials as part of his five-day visit, which is, according to the Iranian side, a "big stage" for expressing Tehran's stance.
"This trip is an opportunity to express actions that are sometimes not heard because the world's media space is dominated by the big powers," he stressed on Monday, adding that "there is no reason for negotiations or meetings with the Americans."
The meeting, of which for the moment only photographs have been released, marks the beginning of a round of contacts within the framework of the UN General Assembly, which brings together representatives of all the countries participating in the nuclear pact.
The diplomatic process, sponsored by the EU, seeks to restore an agreement that, although still in force, is badly damaged after the United States withdrew unilaterally during the Donald Trump era. Iran, for its part, breached the agreed limits on its nuclear activity.
Tehran called weeks ago for "stronger guarantees" from Washington for the reactivation of the 2015 nuclear deal, while stressing that one of the conditions for the return is for the International Atomic Energy Agency to focus "solely on its duties and responsibilities."
Meanwhile, the U.S. has rejected these requests, by labeling the response as "not constructive" and has assured that it will formulate its own response. For the EU, the proposal put on the table by Borrell on August 8 is a final document that the participants in the nuclear agreement must subscribe to or reject, after a 17-month process of talks, mainly in Vienna.
Upon his arrival in New York, Raisi explained that the meeting in the United States will serve the country to explain its points of view, while pointing out that it is a platform to discuss the problems of today's world and find collective solutions to solve them.
"Sanctions are harmful to nations and are in conflict with peace and security," he has stated, adding that such actions are "manifestations of unilateralism," a stance that "causes suffering to human societies."
Raisi has previously clarified that he does not intend to meet with US officials as part of his five-day visit, which is, according to the Iranian side, a "big stage" for expressing Tehran's stance.
"This trip is an opportunity to express actions that are sometimes not heard because the world's media space is dominated by the big powers," he stressed on Monday, adding that "there is no reason for negotiations or meetings with the Americans."
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