JCPOA Commission Set to Address Obstacles to Fulfillment of Commitments

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh on Wednesday gave details of the agenda of the JCPOA Joint Commission meeting, set to be held via video links at 13:30 local time. “This is an ordinary and regular meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission that is held quarterly at the level of deputy ministers and political directors of the JCPOA parties in order to discuss the process of implementation of the JCPOA and the obstacles to the fulfillment of commitments by the JCPOA parties,” he noted. Like many other international events, the meeting will be held through videoconference because of the COVID-19 restrictions, Khatibzadeh noted. The meeting is planned to be chaired on behalf of EU High Representative Josep Borrell by the Secretary-General of the European External Action Service Helga Maria Schmid. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs  Abbas Araqchi is going to lead the Iranian delegation in the online meeting. The JCPOA was signed in 2015 between Iran and the Group (5+1) and endorsed by the UN Security Council Resolution 2231. However, US President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled Washington out of the nuclear deal in May 2018 and reinstated the anti-Iranian sanctions that had been lifted by the deal. As the remaining European parties have failed to fulfill their commitments to the accord and compensate for Washington’s absence, Iran moved in May 2019 to scale back its JCPOA commitments. Source: Iranian Agencies