EU proposes ‘final text’ for agreement in Iran nuclear negotiations

VIENNA, ANKARA (AA) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has offered a “final text” to reach a consensus in the ongoing Iran nuclear negotiations, an EU official has said.

Now the parties to the talks will consider this text, said the official, who asked not to be identified, calling it the best possible effort by the EU to reach a compromise between the parties.

The text put forward by Borell will not be changed or negotiated, the official added. The diplomat said he expects the process to “come to a conclusion very, very soon.”

The nuclear deal was signed in 2015 by Iran, the US, China, Russia, France, the UK, Germany, and the EU.

Under the agreement, Tehran committed to limit its nuclear activity to civilian purposes and in return, world powers agreed to drop their economic sanctions against Iran.

Trump’s withdrawal in 2018, with the US reimposing sanctions on Iran, prompted Tehran to stop complying with the nuclear deal.

The EU, as the coordinator of the deal, has made significant efforts to get Iran and the US back to the negotiating table since the beginning of the conflict.