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NUCLEAR AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN IRAN AND USA MUST BE ACHIEVED BY JUNE 30
JOHN KERRY GOES FORWARD TO THE CONGRESS
John Kerry April 2 Iran Nuclear Agreement (Source: www.state.gov)
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After the historic signing of the cooperation agreement between Iran and the US, on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, John Kerry embarks on the Capitol Hill venture to win the approval of Congress. "The administration should be free to negotiate without interference until the June 30 deadline".
Kerry said on CBS' "Face the Nation." Secretary of State, Kerry continues "We've earned the right to be able to try and complete this without interference, and certainly without partisan politics,".-----------------------------------------------------------------------------AGREEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN IRAN AND USA CONTINUES IN NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL 30th JUNE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It is an agreement that is unanimous of the rest of the world (The 5 permanent members of the Security Council which are USA, France, UK, Russia and China provided with veto) except Israel. In fact, The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Germany and the Islamic Republic of Iran, are continuing their negotiations to reach a final agreement by June 30.President Obama stated the April 2, 2015, now historic: "Today, I´d like to express my thanks to our international partners for their steadfastness and their cooperation. I was able to speak earlier today with our close allies, Prime Minister Cameron and President Hollande and Chancellor Merkel, to reaffirm that we stand shoulder-to-shoulder in this effort".----------------------------------------------------"And most of all, on behalf of our nation, I want to express my thanks to our tireless -- and I mean tireless -- Secretary of State John Kerry and our entire negotiating team. They have worked so hard to make this progress. They represent the best tradition of American diplomacy. Their work -- our work -- is not yet done and success is not guaranteed. But we have an historic opportunity to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran, and to do so peacefully, with the international community firmly behind us. We should seize that chance".
PRESIDENT OBAMA REAFFIRMS IRAN CAN JOIN THE COMMUNITY OF NATIONS IF OBLIGATIONS ARE RESPECTED--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"To the Iranian people, I want to reaffirm what I´ve said since the beginning of my presidency. We are willing to engage you on the basis of mutual interests and mutual respect. This deal offers the prospect of relief from sanctions that were imposed because of Iran´s violation of international law. Since Iran´s Supreme Leader has issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons, this framework gives Iran the opportunity to verify that its program is, in fact, peaceful. It demonstrates that if Iran complies with its international obligations, then it can fully rejoin the community of nations, thereby fulfilling the extraordinary talent and aspirations of the Iranian people. That would be good for Iran, and it would be good for the world".
INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS APPLIED BY THE US IF IRAN DOES NOT RESPECT ITS COMMITMENTS
International sanctions will be suspended when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has found that Iran is subject to all its obligations. They may be reinstated at any time if Iran does not respect its commitments.
The American President, Obama continues by quoting President Kennedy:
"The American people understand this, which is why solid majorities support a diplomatic resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue. They understand instinctively the words of President Kennedy, who faced down the far greater threat of communism, and said: “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.“ The American people remember that at the height of the Cold War, Presidents like Nixon and Reagan struck historic arms control agreements with the Soviet Union, a far more dangerous adversary -- despite the fact that that adversary not only threatened to destroy our country and our way of life, but had the means to do so. Those agreements were not perfect. They did not end all threats. But they made our world safer. A good deal with Iran will do the same."-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In New York, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, said: "The agreement with Iran will contribute to peace and stability in the Middle East.".
The Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, meanwhile, said "there has been a step forward, but it is not the end of the road."
The British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond says he is a "good agreement".-----------------------------------------------------------
EXCERPTS FROM THE INTERVIEW CBS JOHN KERRY BY GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS-ABC NEWS (April 12)
----------------QUESTION: We´re also seeking a new relationship with Iran. You called that framework deal on the nuclear program historic; but the more we hear from the Iranian side, the less it sounds like a real deal at all. I want to ““ we saw Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader, speak out this week on the deal. This office put out a tweet that says, “Hours after the talks Americans offered a fact sheet that most of it was contrary to what was agreed. They always deceive and break promises.“
And there do seem to be big differences. The ayatollah says that the sanctions will be lifted as soon as the deal is implemented. The United States says no, it will only come after Iran takes those steps and it´s verified by the IAEA. So is there a deal on that question or not?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SECRETARY KERRY: George, the facts on which the parameters are based are facts. And yesterday the Russians issued a statement saying that the fact sheet or the facts as expressed by the United States are reliable and accurate information. Now, you can go back to the interim agreement, and we have the same kind of dueling narratives. They´re going to put their spin on their point of view, and obviously, they´ll allege that we´re putting a spin on our point of view. But I will stand by every fact that I have said, stated publicly.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And you have to look to the interim agreement where they likewise put out a different set of interpretations. But when it came time to implement the agreement, the agreement that was implemented was the agreement that we had articulated and it was the agreement that has been kept. And to Iran´s credit, Iran has lived up to and lived by every requirement in that agreement.
So I´m going to let the facts speak for themselves. I don´t want to get into a back and forth publicly. I don´t think it serves any purpose. I´ll be consulting Congress ““ tomorrow the House and on Tuesday the Senate. I will lay out in full our understanding of this agreement. And if it isn´t the understanding, George, we´re not going to sign an agreement. I mean, we will come to these next two and a half months open to trying to improve still, perhaps finish on a few ““ not perhaps ““ definitely finish in a few areas that were clearly left unresolved. And that´s going to have to happen for a full agreement to be put into place."
Source: State.gov, White House, CBS, NBC, AFP----------------For more information see : www.state.gov, www.whitehouse.gov See also First Article LONG NEGOTIATIONS THAT LEAD TO A HISTORIC AGREEMENT ON NULEAR WEAPONS by Rahma Sophia Rachdi http://www.uspa24.com/berichte/schritt4-3844.html).
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