EUHR Solana welcomes the announcements on Iran's nuclear programme

In reply to questions from the Press, Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), welcomed the announcements made earlier today in Tehran on the occasion of the visit of the British, French and German Foreign Ministers :

"I warmly welcome the declaration made in Tehran today whereby the Iranian government informed that it had decided to sign, ratify and immediately apply the IAEA Additional Protocol, as well as voluntarily suspend uranium enrichment and processing activities.

I have been in contact with the Director-General of the IAEA, Mohamed El-Baradei, and with the European Ministers during the process that led to today's declaration and I am pleased that it has yielded these positive results. This is a major step forward and an important achievement for our efforts.

Today's declaration, which must now be implemented, paves the way for a resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue as well as for the further development of EU-Iran relations."

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