Saudi Arabia is deeply concerned over Iran’s lack of transparency with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), according to Saudi Arabia’s new permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdulaziz Al-Wasil.
Al-Wasil said Iran’s lack of transparency with the IAEA and
its non-compliance with obligations under international nuclear agreements
constitute a threat to international peace and security.
Al-Wasil expressed his country, Saudi Arabia’s “deep
concerns” over Iran’s nuclear deal, citing the recent International Atomic
Energy Report which doubted the peaceful nature of Iran’s plans.
While attending the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties
to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, he reportedly said,
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) supports all international efforts to
prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons.”
The last review meeting took place in 2015.
Abdulaziz
Al-Wasil
Abdulaziz Al-Wasil, vice president of the conference, said
that Saudi Arabia ascribed great importance to the Non-Proliferation Treaty or
NPT. He said that peaceful cooperation between nations can lead to prosperity
and stability. Al-Wasil also voiced his appreciation for the IAEA and its
director general for their efforts in monitoring Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with
world powers, under which it curbed its nuclear program in return for economic
sanctions relief.
Iran
Nuclear deal
In 2015, the Iran Nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was signed. However, former United States
President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the deal in 2018, reimposing
tough economic sanctions on Iran. In April 2021, the negotiations to revive the
Iran nuclear deal started between the diplomats of Britain, China, France,
Germany, Iran and Russia. In June 2021, the US, Britain, France and Germany
submitted a motion to IAEA to censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with
the agency to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
Recently, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani
accused IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi of having “unprofessional views” on Iran's
nuclear deal.
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