2 4 Rouhani: Outgoing administration Tashkent conference a step sharing experience toward regional connectivity with president-elect Number 6801 ● Monday July 19, 2021 ● Tir 28, 1400 ● Dhu al-Hijjah 8, 1442 ● Price 40,000 Rials ● 8 Pages ● www.irandaily.ir ● newspaper.irandaily.ir Vienna talks must await China, Iran vow joint effort Iran’s democratic transition: Chief negotiator against unilateralism, bullying Iran’s top negotiator said on Saturday tions. that the next round of talks in Vienna to Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, a conserva- revive the 2015 nuclear deal must wait tive, won Iran’s presidential election in until the new Iranian government takes June and will on August 5 replace mod- office in August. erate President Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani had repeatedly promised that he would succeed in getting the US to lift sanctions before the end of his term, but on AFP Wednesday indicated this would no longer be pos- sible, noting that negotia- tions would not be com- Asghar Farhadi’s plete before he left office. Earlier this month, Iran s’ Foreign Ministry said ‘A Hero’ grabs Cannes the policies it has been pursuing on the JCPOA are among the “funda- mental positions” of the Grand Prix award Islamic Republic and thus will not undergo any change when the new AP AFP government takes over. hina is ready to work with Iran friendly exchanges and cooperation, con- Iranian officials congratulate “We’re in a transition period as a Disagreements have persisted over to continue to oppose unilateral- tinue to jointly oppose unilateralism and democratic transfer of power is under- a number of issues in the course of the C ism and bullying behaviors, Chi- bullying practice,” he said. Oscar winner filmmaker way in our capital. Vienna talks must talks, including how to sequence the US nese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Wang also thanked Tehran for supporting thus obviously await our new adminis- sanctions removal, with Tehran arguing Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Beijing on issues concerning China’s core tration. This is what every democracy that since Washington was the party that Zarif. interests. demands,” Deputy Foreign Minister violated the terms of the agreement, it During a phone call, Wang stressed Bei- He said China “will, as always, support Arts & Culture Desk Seyyed Abbas Araqchi tweeted on Sat- should take the first step back into com- jing and Tehran are eager to “resolutely Iran in safeguarding state sovereignty and urday. pliance with the deal by removing its safeguard multilateralism and international national dignity, choosing a political sys- Iran’s two-time Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Hero’ won Iran has held talks since April in the unilateral sanctions. justice, so as to better safeguard the com- tem and development path that suits its na- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix award jointly with ‘Compart- Austrian capital with Germany, France, Tehran has also asked for guaran- mon interests of China, Iran and other de- tional conditions, and defending its legiti- ment No. 6,’ Juho Kuosmanen’s follow-up to his debut, ‘The Britain, China and Russia to restore the tees that the US won’t again leave the veloping countries,” a statement by the mate rights and interests.” Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki,’ which won the Un Cer- troubled nuclear agreement, officially JCPOA under a new administration but Chinese Foreign Ministry said. For his part, Zarif thanked China for pro- tain Regard prize for best film in Cannes in 2016. called the JCPOA. the Biden administration says it cannot Noting the positive contributions Iranian viding vaccine and anti-COVID-19 materi- The film is the story of Rahim who is in prison because of a A sixth round of talks concluded on give such guarantees, Press TV wrote. President Hassan Rouhani and the Iranian als to Iran and supporting its fight against debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to June 20 and dates for the next round Iran is also dissatisfied with the scope government have made to the development the coronavirus pandemic, adding that Iran convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the pay- have not been fixed. of sanctions that the US is willing to re- of bilateral relations over the past eight hopes to continue to strengthen cooperation ment of part of the sum. But things don’t go as planned, IMDB The JCPOA offered Tehran interna- move, saying the US sanctions removal years, Wang said that China will continue with China in this regard. wrote. tional sanctions relief in exchange for must cover all the sanctions that were to strengthen communication and coopera- Tehran attaches great importance to Iran- Renowned actors such as Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, limiting its nuclear program, but was slapped on the Islamic Republic after tion with the new government led by Iran’s China relations and believes that bilateral Fereshteh Sadr-Orafai and Sarina Farhadi starred in the drama, torpedoed in 2018 when former US the JCPOA went into force in January President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, relations will be further deepened after the IRNA reported. president Donald Trump withdrew from 2016. CGTN reported. new Iranian government takes office, he ‘A Hero’ competed with 23 films by filmmakers from France, it and reimposed sanctions, AFP wrote. The US has asked for follow-on talks “China is willing… to carry forward added. the Netherlands, Finland, Japan, the United States, Chad, Thai- Trump’s successor Joe Biden has sig- about other issues, such as Iran’s mis- the good tradition of mutual trust and sup- The two sides also exchanged views on land, Australia, Russia, Belgium, Hungary, Italy and Norway. naled his readiness to return to the deal sile program, which Tehran has strongly port between the two countries, strengthen the situation in Afghanistan. and has engaged in indirect negotia- rejected. Continued on Page 8 Taliban leader says Iran ready to proceed with prisoner swap deal with US, UK: Spokesman ‘favours political settlement’ to Afghan conflict The Taliban’s leader Hibatul- Iran rejected the oners on all sides if lah Akhundzada on Sunday United States’ de- the US and the UK said he “strenuously favours” nial of an agreement “fulfill their part of a political settlement to the on a humanitarian deal.” conflict in Afghanistan even prisoner exchange, However, US as the hardline movement has expressing Tehran’s State Depart- launched a sweeping offensive readiness to im- ment spokesman across the nation. mediately proceed Ned Price denied The announcement comes as with the deal already there was already representatives of the Afghan agreed with Wash- an agreement on a government and Taliban mili- ington and London. swap, saying, “We tants sat down for a new round Foreign Ministry see just another cru- of talks in Doha over the week- spokesman Saeed el effort to raise the end, stirring hopes that the Khatibzadeh in a hopes of their fami- long stalled peace talks were tweet on Sunday lies … There is no being resuscitated, AFP wrote. denounced as “out- agreed deal yet.” “In spite of the military rageous” the US de- “These comments gains and advances, the Islam- nial of the fact that are an outrageous ef- ic Emirate strenuously favors “there is an agreed fort to deflect blame a political settlement in the deal on the matter of for the current im- country,” Akhundzada said in a AFP the detainees” and passe on a potential message released ahead of next A Taliban delegation attends a session of the peace talks between the Afghan government and the group in the Qatari capital Doha, on July 17, 2021. “even on how to an- mutual return to week’s Muslim holiday of Eid nounce it,” Press TV compliance with the al-Adha. the country. reported. IRNA JCPOA,” he alleged. “Every opportunity for the establishment of an Islamic sys- The group is now believed to control roughly half of the na- “Humanitarian Price then ac- tem, peace and security that presents itself will be made use of tion’s 400 districts, several important border crossings, and have swap was agreed with US & UK in Vienna-separate knowledged that “we had been engaged in indirect talks by the Islamic Emirate,” he added. laid siege to a string of vital provincial capitals. from JCPOA- on release of 10 prisoners on all sides. on the detainees in the context of the Vienna process, For months, the two sides have been meeting on and off in The leader’s statement notably made no mention of a formal Iran is ready to proceed TODAY,” Khatibzadeh said and the delay in restarting that process is not helping.” the Qatari capital, but have achieved little if any notable success ceasefire call for the Eid holidays. referring to the talks in Vienna that aims to revive the “While it would be more effective to make progress with the discussions appearing to have lost momentum as the Over the years, the Taliban have announced a series of short 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Com- if we were meeting in Vienna, we are also prepared to militants made enormous gains on the battlefield. truces during Islamic holidays that initially spurred hopes that a prehensive Plan of Action. continue with talks on detainees during this period,” he The Taliban leader said his group remained committed to larger reduction of violence would be implemented in the coun- In a pair of tweets on Saturday, Iran’s Deputy Foreign said. forging a solution to end the war but slammed “the opposition try. Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi also said the US and Observers believe the US is seeking to tie the release parties” for “wasting time”.