In statements to the media after the end of European talks with Iran in Geneva, the Vice President of the European Commission said the regional escalation “benefits no one” and therefore “we must continue the discussions”.
Kaya Callas added that both sides agreed to discuss the nuclear issue and “broader issues”.
United Kingdom Foreign Minister David Lami said that “we were clear, Iran cannot have nuclear weapons.”
He adds that he and his colleagues, European Foreign Ministers, are “willing” to continue “ongoing discussions” about negotiations with Iran.
“We call on Iran to continue talks with the United States,” Lammy said, adding that “this is a dangerous time” and that it is “extremely important” not to see a regional escalation of the conflict between Iran and Israel.
The diplomatic talks had by the Foreign Ministers of Germany, France and Britain with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva were completed early Friday night (20.06.2025).
The message that has been transferred to Iran is the acceptance of the proposal for zero uranium enrichment. A proposal that has been rejected a few times by the Iranians.
Exit with dialogue
Only through a dialogue can be reached from the crisis in the Middle East today, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Baro, who along with British counterparts, David Lamy, Germany, Johann Vandeful, and the European Union of the European Union, and the EU Diplomacy of Iran, Abbas Aragsi.
The French side, based on what President Emmanuel Macron said recently, It is expected to propose to Tehran a “complete negotiation offer”, which includes: access to the International Atomic Energy Organization (IOEA) to all infrastructure to proceeded to zero nuclear enrichmentcontrol of ballistic missile activities, interruption of the funding of terrorist groups that destabilize the region and liberalization of hostages.
The purpose of the meeting is, according to French diplomatic sources, The search for a diplomatic outcome of the war, through the imposition of rigorous control on the Iranian nuclear program.
The same sources noted that in the last 24 hours, European countries have multiplied their calls for de -escalation and that this is perhaps a “meeting of last opportunity”. According to French media reports Europeans’ intention is to implement the model adopted in Iraq after the US international alliance war in April 1991.
The UN Security CouncilHe had approved a decision that obliged Saddam Hussein in nuclear and disarmament in biologically, Chemical and ballistic weapons.
Trump will restart conversations
The nuclear side was entrusted to the inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency. If the European Trinity succeeds, it will attempt to present the outcome to President Trump, so that he can restart talks with Tehran and put pressure on Israel to achieve a ceasefire of fire Or at least for temporary suspension of his military operations, French media also report.
However, as French analysts point out, the latest signs – the movement of new US forces in the Middle East, Trump’s statements, the confidence emitted by Israeli leaders – They leave no room for optimism and all indicate that the US intends to get involved – to a greater or lesser degree – on the side of Tel Aviv in the war.
In Paris, as the L Opinion newspaper points out in today’s report entitled “For France, the Jewish state’s preventive war is not the right choice to definitively resolve the issues raised by the Iranian nuclear threat”, after a week of Israeli wounds, Program.
At best, there is a delay in the program, as estimated. In particular, it is stated that in the war field, while the facilities of Natanz and Isfahan have suffered superficial damage, the uranium enrichment plant in Forto remains operational.
“Even the American GBU-57 (capable of penetrating 80 meters) does not seem capable of destroying a center of which some facilities are 400 meters deep, so as not to mention Iran’s ability to move its equipment and stocks,” the report said. And he concludes: “For France, the best guarantee for the Islamic Republic of Nuclear Weapons not acquiring, remains the strict control of its nuclear program by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Because even if the whole arsenal was destroyed, the knowledge and experience of Iranian scientists would allow Tehran to reconstitute its reserves in a speedy celestial, regardless of the government. The hopes of European diplomats are limited.
It will all depend on the margins of negotiation to Minister Abas Arakzi on a regime where multiple power centers are constantly conflicting.
If Europeans fail, some fear the emergence of a “North Korean” scenario, in which Iran will change strategy. That is, instead of remaining a nuclear power “at the limit”, a race against the time to acquire the bomb is launched through a fully illegal program. “
Common Statement by EU representative and Foreign Minister France, Germany and United Kingdom
‘We discussed ways for a solution Through negotiations in the Iranian nuclear program, “the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, along with the EU High Representative, said in a joint statement following their meeting with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva.
After the meeting, the EU High Representative Kaya He said through “X” that discussions with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakzi were “immediate and honest” and adds: “Tehran knows what is at stake. Scaling would not benefit anyone. We have to keep open the negotiations. “
In a joint statement published by Kaya Callas, she and the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom (E3) emphasize that at the meeting with their Iranian counterpart they expressed “seriously. concerns About the escalation of tensions in the Middle East “and reiterated” their stable Commitment to Israel’s security” They emphasize that further escalation in the area should be avoided and an urgent solution through negotiations to ensure that ‘Iran will never get nuclear weaponsยป.
Her ministers E3 And the EU’s High Representative reiterated “their long -term concerns about the expansion of the Iranian nuclear program, which has no credible political purpose, in violation of almost all the provisions of the Common Integrated Action Plan (JCPOA)” and “discussed ways to solve a solution to the Nuclear Program. urgent character of the subject. “
They expressed their full support to the Director -General of the International Atomic Energy Organization (IOEA) and encouraged Iran to fully work with the Agency, in accordance with its legally binding obligations and in the light of the latest IAEA report on the implementation of Iran.
They expressed their support for the continuation of discussions and greeted the US ongoing efforts to seek solution through negotiations.
Finally, they expressed the willingness to meet them again in the future.