VIENNA – Talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will start on Tuesday in Vienna, according to the European Union's diplomatic service (EU).
The European External Action Service (EEAS) stated in a statement that participants in the eighth round of talks will "continue discussions on the prospect of the US rejoining the JCPOA and how to ensure full and effective implementation of the agreement by all sides." The Iran nuclear talks were last paused in late January while negotiators returned to their respective capitals for discussions.
Given the "undesirable tendencies weakening the JCPOA, there is a need to promptly conclude these negotiations," EEAS Deputy Secretary-General Enrique Mora tweeted on Monday. "To get back to full implementation, we need a spirit of compromise," Mora stated.
Iran and the JCPOA's five other signatories, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, have resumed rounds of discussions in Vienna to resurrect the agreement, which Washington withdrew from in 2018 under former President Donald Trump.
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