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Iran nuclear deal
Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency says adopting political positions regarding the 2015 nuclear deal is counter-productive. Kazem Gharib Abadi says using outdated allegations against Iran will not justify the agency’s deliberate failure in addressing other proliferation issues, such as Israel’s nuclear status. The Iranian official made the comment in reaction to a recent interview by the IAEA chief with Newsweek. Rafael Grossi had called for detailed and technical discussions regarding the presence of uranium particles at undeclared locations in Iran. Gharib Abadi said such interviews can narrow the chances of success in the agency’s future initiatives. Tehran and the IAEA have reached a temporary deal for three months and will decide on further cooperation afterwards.
NATO-Russia dialogue
The German foreign minister has called for resuming dialogue between the western military alliance NATO and Russia. Heiko Maas was speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from NATO member states in Brussels. The top German diplomat added that the ball is in Russia’s court to resume talks with the alliance through a council that last met in July 2019. Ties between the West and Russia are at post-Cold War lows. This is rooted in issues ranging from disagreements over Ukraine and Syria crises to allegations of hacking US elections. The US is also trying to revitalize NATO after four years when the former administration of Donald Trump portrayed it as outdated, divided and in crisis.
China-EU tensions
Beijing condemns summoning of the Chinese ambassador by the European Union over the alleged ill-treatment of the country’s Muslim Uyghurs, warning that China will not be blackmailed. China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman also condemned the EU for blacklisting four former and current officials in the Xinjiang region. Beijing also summoned the bloc's ambassador to protest the sanctions. Western rights groups have accused China of ill-treatment of mostly Muslim minorities in camps in Xinjiang, saying they are subjected to forced labor. China has strongly denied the allegations, saying training programs, work schemes and better education have been provided in the camps.
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