US-Iran talks yield agreement on lowering uranium enrichment level: Pakistani FM
Quick Look
- Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced that US-Iran talks, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, have resulted in an agreement to lower Iran's uranium enrichment level.
- He stated that Iran's nuclear stockpiles remain underground and that both sides see diplomacy as the solution.
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Why It Matters
Talks between the US and Iran, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, have led to an agreement to reduce Iran's uranium enrichment level. The Iranian nuclear stockpiles are reported to be underground.
DOHA, June 21. /TASS/. The talks between the United States and Iran have yielded an agreement on lowering uranium enrichment level in Iran, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said.
"America asked to remove nuclear stockpiles, but we have made a decision to lower enrichment [level]," he said in an interview with the Al Arabiya television channel.
According to the minister, Iranian nuclear stockpiles "are still buried under ground." He also noted that Washington and Tehran "have arrived at a conclusion that diplomacy is the solution."
The Qatari foreign ministry earlier announced the beginning of Qatar-and Pakistan-mediated talks between the US and Iranian delegations in Switzerland. The sides formed technical groups to work on the final agreement, it added.
Open Questions
- What are the specific details of the agreement on lowering enrichment levels?
- What are the implications of the nuclear stockpiles remaining underground?
