E3 Statement on the JCPoA: 19 August 2021
Thursday, 19 August 2021 14:52
The governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom respond
to Iranian plans to produce uranium metal. We, the governments of
France, Germany and the United Kingdom, note with grave concern the
latest reports by the IAEA confirming that Iran has produced
uranium metal enriched up to 20% for the first time, and has
significantly increased its production capacity of uranium enriched
up to 60%. We reiterate that these are serious violations of
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The governments of France, Germany and the United
Kingdom respond to Iranian plans to produce uranium metal.
We, the governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom,
note with grave concern the latest reports by the IAEA
confirming that Iran has produced uranium metal enriched up to
20% for the first time, and has significantly increased its
production capacity of uranium enriched up to 60%.
We reiterate that these are serious violations of Iran’s
commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(JCPoA). Both are key steps in the development of a nuclear
weapon and Iran has no credible civilian need for either
measure. Our concerns are deepened by the fact that Iran has
significantly limited IAEA access through withdrawing from
JCPoA-agreed monitoring arrangements and ceasing application of
the Additional Protocol.
Iran‘s activities are all the more troubling given the fact
talks in Vienna have been interrupted upon Tehran’s request for
two months now and that Iran has not yet committed to a date
for their resumption. While refusing to negotiate, Iran is
instead establishing facts on the ground which make a return to
the JCPOA more complicated.
Iran must halt all activities in violation of the JCPoA without
delay. We urge Iran to return to the negotiations in Vienna as
soon as possible with a view to bringing them to a swift,
successful conclusion. We have repeatedly stressed that time is
on no-one’s side.
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