Iran not happy with Europe on INSTEX as FM Maas visits
Tehran (KNA) - Iran says European governments have failed to meet its expectations in implementing the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) to protect the 2015 nuclear deal, criticizing their "lack of will" to deal with America's pressure against Tehran.
What the Europeans need to do and what they have done so far have failed to win our satisfaction," Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told reporters on Monday.
His remarks came as Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas began his talks in Tehran as part of European efforts to salvage Iran's nuclear pact, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Mousavi said the European signatories to the deal -- the UK, France and Germany -- wasted a lot of time before taking action in response to US President Donald Trump's pullout from the landmark agreement last May.
"The first step which the Europeans took following the US withdrawal was rather late. We said back then that the step, although having created a tiny bit of hope, was overdue," he said.
Source: PressTV