Luxembourg's Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, yesterday issued a statement that he welcomed the news that Iran and the countries of the "P5+1" (United States, Russia, China, France, UK and Germany) have reached a compromise on the Iranian nuclear issue in Vienna.
He commended the work of all parties and their commitment throughout the process, and the basis of the agreement that were found: "This is one of the few <items of> good news that has reacheed us in recent years in international politics."
The agreement, the result of twelve years of negotiations, is important from the point of view of the fight against the proliferation of nuclear weapons as that of regional and international security, also in view of setting up term of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.
During Minister Asselborn's visit to Tehran in June 2014 and that of the Iranian Minister Javad Zarif to Luxembourg in September 2014, Luxembourg has been able to contribute to a climate of trust between the parties. On the occasion of the bilateral meetings, the chief of the Luxembourg diplomacy encouraged the Iranian authorities to engage with determination in the fight against the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to pursue multilateral negotiations in this direction.
Luxembourg stressed that the implementation of the agreement will create conditions conducive to the normalisation of relations between Iran and the whole international community. This agreement should also encourage all stakeholders to continue their joint efforts to address the threats to peace and regional and international security (including the war in Syria, the emergence of Daech, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the institutional deadlock in Lebanon).
The agreement is also an opportunity to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Luxembourg and Iran in the areas of common interest.
