European ambassadors vehemently support JCPOA

Ambassadors of five European countries in Iran who attended Europe-Iran Forum (EIF) in Zurich on Wednesday underlined maintaining of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as an internationally recognized accord leading to expansion of cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran, AVA Diplomatic reports.

Ambassadors of Britain, Belgium, Denmark, Poland and the Netherlands who were present in the Europe-Iran Forum (EIF) in Zurich described the JCPOA as an important international agreement and urged all sides to remain committed to their pledges.

British Ambassador to Iran Nicholas Hopton said ‘London is committed to the success of the JCPOA’.

In case Trump administration claims Iran’s non-commitment to the JCPOA, the British government will continue negotiations with the US congress on privileges of the JCPOA and the necessity to continue the path, he said.

The two-day EIF was formed four years ago to bolster diplomatic and economic cooperation between Iran and the West.

The Europeans have already expressed their unanimous support for the international agreement and welcomed Tehran’s return to the financial markets and trade and banking activities despite the lack of commitment shown by the US to the July 2015 nuclear deal.

The first, second and third EIF were held in October 2014 in Britain’s London, September 2015 in Austria’s Geneva and May 2016 in Switzerland’s Zurich, respectively.

The fourth EIF kicked off in Zurich on Tuesday in which a number of Iran and European officials exchanged views and examined grounds for expansion of economic and banking cooperation between the two sides.