In International Shipping News 06/04/2015
An Iranian deputy minister said American shipping lines will return to Iranian ports after the removal of Western economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Deputy Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Saeidnejad, who also heads Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization, pointed to the positive atmosphere created after the recent nuclear negotiations between Tehran and the six world powers in the Swiss city of Lausanne and said international shipping vessels have begun to enter Iran, Tasnim reported.
“Serious talks are underway with shipping companies from across the world, including Europe, on a weekly basis,” he said, referring to efforts aimed at resuming the companies’ activities in Iran.
His comments came after Iran and P5+1 — Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany — on Thursday reached a nuclear framework on Tehran’s civilian nuclear program after intensive negotiations in Switzerland, with both sides committed to push for a final deal by July 1.
The framework provides a series of solutions that will be the basis of a comprehensive joint plan of action.
According to the framework, sanctions imposed on Iran by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union and the US will be lifted.
The Lebanese official noted that the framework has prepared the ground to fulfill Palestinian aspirations, success in Lebanese presidential election and strengthen the campaign against the menace of terrorism, including Takfiri terrorists.
IRNA’s reporter in Lebanon said the nuclear framework has been welcomed widely in Lebanon.
Jordan welcomes framework
Stressing that the government of Jordan supports any action to solve Iran’s nuclear issue, Amman said it welcomes the nuclear joint statement issued in Lausanne.
According to the Jordanian newspaper Alghad on Sunday, spokesman of Jordan government, Mohamed Al-Momeni, said, “Amman is hopeful that the framework reached on Thursday would facilitate a final agreement.”
The spokesman said Jordan eagerly follows the details of negotiations and looks forward to the signing of a final agreement in the next few months.
Afghan support
Afghanistan’s National Unity Government, in a statement released on Sunday, also welcomed the nuclear framework.
“The Lausanne framework is in the interest of the world, the region and Afghanistan,” it added.
Former Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, also in a statement on Saturday, welcomed the nuclear achievement between Iran and P5+1.
“The Iran-P5+1 framework was a big step toward reducing tensions in the region and will boost economic cooperation among regional states,” he said.
Iraqi praise
In a statement released by Iraqi President Office on Saturday, Iraqi President Fouad Masoum praised the nuclear framework and said Iraq is hopeful that the two sides will sign the final deal in the near future, which could open a new chapter for fostering more security and peace in the region, according to Alforat News website.
President Masoum hoped that dialogue would continue to be the only way to solve regional and international problems, and keep humanity safe from atomic threats and armed conflicts.
