BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union foreign ministers say a key agreement curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions must be preserved as U.S. President Donald Trump weighs whether to pull out of the pact.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Thursday that the deal is “a crucial agreement that makes the world safer.”
His remarks came ahead of talks in Brussels between ministers from Britain, France and Germany and their Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrives for an EU3-Iran meeting at EEAS headquarters in Brussels on Thursday Jan. 11, 2018. European Union foreign ministers hold talks with their Iranian counterpart in Brussels on Thursday amid doubts over the future of an international agreement curbing the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said the EU wants to preserve the deal “because it is in our interest not to develop or to see that nuclear weapons are developed in Iran.”
Under the accord, Iran slowed its nuclear program in exchange for an easing of international economic sanctions. Trump has said he would consider scrapping the deal.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU3-Iran meeting at EEAS headquarters in Brussels on Thursday Jan. 11, 2018. European Union foreign ministers hold talks with their Iranian counterpart in Brussels on Thursday amid doubts over the future of an international agreement curbing the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrives for an EU3-Iran meeting at EEAS headquarters in Brussels on Thursday Jan. 11, 2018. European Union foreign ministers hold talks with their Iranian counterpart in Brussels on Thursday amid doubts over the future of an international agreement curbing the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures while speaking to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
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