Closure of Iran’s PMD Case A Necessity for JCPOA Implementation: Diplomat
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian deputy foreign minister underlined the need for the closure of the so-called PMD (possible military dimensions) case in Tehran’s nuclear program before a lasting nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers could begin to take effect.
Before the July nuclear deal between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) comes into forces, efforts should be focused on closing the file on the so-called PMD of Iran’s nuclear program, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for American and European Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi told Press TV.
Under a Road-map signed between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), “everything related to PMD will be finished by December 1 … and then everything will be finished by the Board of Governors of the IAEA, so that the whole file related to PMD will be closed,” he said.
As part of the Road-map, the IAEA is required to finish its investigations about Iran’s nuclear activities and submit a report to the agency’s Board of Governors by December 15.
The Road-map was signed on the same day that Tehran and the Group 5+1 (also known as the P5+1 or E3+3) reached a conclusion on a lasting nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The IAEA has been given the role of verifying Iran’s commitments under the lasting nuclear deal.
The agreement was officially adopted on October 18, and is going to take effect within the next few weeks, after the IAEA releases its final report.