Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in Geneva that Iran will be ready to pursue diplomacy once Israeli aggression ends, Al Jazeera reports.

“Iran’s nuclear programme is peaceful and has always been under the IAEA safeguards and monitoring. Hence, armed attacks against safeguarded nuclear facilities by a regime which is not a party to any WMD treaties is a serious crime and violation of international law,” he said.

He said he expressed “grave concern” about the failure of Germany, the UK, France and the European Union to condemn those attacks.

“Iran is ready to consider diplomacy once again — once the aggression is stopped and the aggressor is held accountable for the crimes committed,” Araghchi said. “In this regard, I made it crystal clear that Iran’s defence capabilities are not negotiable.”

He added: “We support the continuation of discussion with the E3 (Germany, France and the UK) and EU, and expressed our readiness to meet again in the near future.”

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi leaves after a meeting on Tehran’s nuclear programme at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland on June 20. — AFP
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi leaves after a meeting on Tehran’s nuclear programme at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland on June 20. — AFP

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