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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UN, September 28 /Xinhua/ – The snapback mechanism is a trap for Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Saturday.
This mechanism was included in UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which approved the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, following direct negotiations between the Iranian Foreign Minister and the then US Secretary of State, Lavrov told reporters.
In essence, the mechanism allowed any country to put a resolution to a vote to maintain the sanctions-lifting regime, he noted, adding that even a single member of the UN Security Council with veto power could block such a resolution, which would mean there would be no extension of the sanctions lifting.
Iran agreed to it because it did not expect the US to withdraw from the deal in 2018, noted Sergei Lavrov, who took part in the negotiations on the deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
After the US withdrawal from the JCPOA, Europe, instead of demanding Washington return to its obligations, also began to shirk its commitments under the deal. Now, the Europeans are selectively taking only what benefits them from Resolution 2231, said Sergey Lavrov.
According to him, the mechanism was created as a trap for Iran and is further evidence that Tehran had no intention of violating its obligations under the nuclear deal.
On Friday, the UN Security Council failed to adopt a resolution drafted by China and Russia that would have extended the JCPOA and Resolution 2231.
S. Lavrov warned against initiating the process of reinstating sanctions against Iran, noting that this would deal a serious blow to the authority and credibility of the UN.
According to him, Iran has recently held talks with the European troika. However, their results only confirmed that the Europeans had been trying to find any excuse to reinstate sanctions from the very beginning.
The European Union's three-party bloc recently announced that it had activated the snapback mechanism, notifying the Security Council on August 28 of Iran's "significant non-compliance."
However, the legality of this move was questioned, as the troika bypassed the Dispute Settlement Mechanism provided for in the nuclear deal and Resolution 2231. –0–
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