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Negotiations are being held based on the JCPOA And nothing is being done beyond the JCPOA

On the last day of the conference of "Heads of Missions of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Neighboring Countries", which was attended by the deputies of this ministry, I presented my summary of the conference and its feedback.

In this summary, I pointed out the importance of the meetings held at the conference. Due to the presence of about half of the cabinet members during the week, meetings have already been held in the relevant departments of the government to review the problems and solutions presented by the heads of Iranian missions, and working groups have been formed in this regard.

In part of my comments, I mentioned that the imports of vaccines amid the coronavirus pandemic was the first test for Iranian missions abroad at the beginning of the 13th administration, and I said that fortunately today, with strenuous efforts to follow up on the issue and the endeavors made, more than 80% of the people of the country and 86% of the residents of Tehran province have been vaccinated.

I further reminded the attendants that the second mission assigned by the administration to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is moving quickly to help provide for aspects of livelihood and meet the needs of society, so that its effect on the lives and tables of the people is clearly visible. In this regard too, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both inside the country and in its foreign missions, has begun making every endeavor.

In another part of my speech, I referred to the ongoing talks in Vienna between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P4+1 countries, making it clear that dignified talks have been on the agenda since the beginning of the thirteenth administration, and that the same approach continues with the seriousness and hard work of the negotiating team.

Of course, I also pointed out that some of the claims made about demands that go beyond the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in the texts proposed by our country's negotiating team are pure lies because these texts are completely based on the JCPOA and there is no point in them that goes beyond the JCPOA.

Two series of texts are currently being discussed in Vienna; a draft text that is the result of 6 rounds of talks that were left unfinished in June 2020 due to disagreements. At the same time, the other parties have agreed that the newly proposed texts by Iran should remain on the table in order to obtain a single concise text from the discussions and combination of all of them.

At the end of my speech, I expressed hope that the other parties will continue their efforts in good faith and with a view to resolving the issue. I emphasized that if the other parties act realistically, we would be able to make progress in this round of negotiations.