Baku, Azerbaijan, June 23
By Umid Niayesh - Trend:
Iranian parliament approved a disputed bill that will oblige the government to preserve "the country's nuclear achievements and rights."
The bill was passed by 214 positive votes in an open session on June 23, Iran's State IRINN TV reported.
The generalities of the bill were already approved on June 21.
The approved bill is a revised version of what was already submitted by some hardliner Iranian MPs.
It should be noted that MPs made some changes in the bill after the parliament speaker, Ali Larijani resisted submitting the bill for voting during the June 21 open session.
Larijani argued that the Supreme National Security Council's viewpoints are not included in the bill, so it should be revised after consulting with the SNSC.
The revised text which was approved by MPs consists of three articles and two notes. The plan stresses the removal of all sanctions the same day that of Iran starts implementing its commitments based on the nuclear agreement.
The IAEA would be able only to have common inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities and it would be barred from military, security or sensitive none-nuclear sites as well as interviewing nuclear scientists, the bill reads.
There would be no limit for Iran in accessing the peaceful nuclear technology and researches. The bill also asserts that the SNSC decisions should be respected regarding the aforementioned issues.
The parliament should be informed about the outcome of the nuclear talks, according to the plan.
Also, the Foreign Ministry would have to present a report of the possible nuclear agreement implementation every six months.
Although the parliament has accepted the bill, it will be forwarded to Iran's Guardian Council, which reviews the bill, to determine whether it violates the Constitution and the Islamic laws.
Iran and the group P5+1 (the US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany) are in intense talks to hammer out a comprehensive nuclear deal by the end of June. The deal is supposed to limit Iran's nuclear activities on one hand and on the other, remove sanctions on the country's economy.
Iran is resisting Western demands to having access to its military sites and conducting interviews with Iranian nuclear experts and security officials.
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