Baku, Azerbaijan, April 2
By Dalga Khatinoglu - Trend:
An agreement has been reached at extended talks on Iran's contested nuclear program in the Swiss city of Lausanne, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced via Twitter on Thursday.
"Found solutions. Ready to start drafting immediately," Zarif said after over a week of negotiations among six world powers with Iran.
According to a joint announcement, Iran will have only one uranium enrichment plant, Natanz, also Iran will changed the Fordu uranium enrichment plant to a nuclear reasech site. Iran will also change the design of Arak heavy water plant to make less plutonium. The International Atomic Enegry Agency also would have more access to Iran's nuclear facilities, Fars News Agency reported.
On the other hand, EU and the U.S. will halt their sanctions on Iran after reaching a comprehensive nuclear deal (expected to be achieved by June 30).
Iran and P5+1 agreed that the comprehensive nuclear deal become operational for 10 years.
Iran also will accept the Additional Protocol to allow IAEA to access the country's nuclear facilities whenever the UN body decides.
Zarif announced during a press conference that all the U.S., EU and UN sanctions over Iran will be cancelled.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said a framework agreement reached at talks on Iran's nuclear program is "a good deal" that would, if fully implemented, prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, Reuters reported.
"Today, the United States, together with our allies and partners, has reached an historic understanding with Iran, which if fully implemented, will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon," Obama said in statement at the White House.
"If this framework leads to a final comprehensive deal, it will make our country, our allies and our world safer," he said.
"It is a good deal," Obama added.
Iran and the P5+1(the US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany) is negotiating to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal by June 30. The US and its Western allies suspect Iran of developing a nuclear weapon, something that Iran denies.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry tweeted that P5+1, and Iran now have parameters to resolve major issues on nuclear program. Back to work soon on a final deal.
He called the political nuclear agreement achieved Mar. 2 a "big day".
IRNA reported that according to the agreement, some 5000 centrifuges will remain active in Natanz to enrich uranium in 3.67 percent level.