By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – The G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday called for the resumption of negotiations to reach a comprehensive, verifiable and durable agreement that addresses Iran’s nuclear program, in a statement issued.
The foreign ministers called on Iran to urgently resume full cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency as required by its safeguards obligations and to provide the IAEA with verifiable information about all nuclear material in Iran, including by providing access to IAEA inspectors, in a joint statement on Iran and the Middle East issued by Global Affairs Canada, media reported.
“We underscore the centrality of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime. It is essential that Iran remains party to and fully implements its obligations under the Treaty,” read the statement.
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the high representative of the European Union met in The Hague on June 25 and discussed recent events in the Middle East.
Israel launched a series of major airstrikes on June 13 targeted nuclear and military sites across Iran, killed senior commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians, and injuring many others.
Iran retaliated with multiple waves of missile and drone attacks on Israeli territory, causing casualties and damage.
A ceasefire between the two countries was reached on June 24, ended 12 days of hostilities.
