The world community welcomes the agreements reached at the Lausanne negotiations between Iran and six world powers.
The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed confidence that this success will contribute to improving the situation in the Middle East. "There is no doubt that the agreements on Iran's nuclear program will have a positive impact on the overall security situation in the Middle East, including the fact that Tehran will be able to take a more active part in the resolution of a number of existing regional problems and conflicts," the statement said.
US President Barack Obama described the agreement reached in Lausanne as historic.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the team of international negotiators and Iran on achieving a political framework that paves the way for an historic comprehensive joint plan of action on Iran’s nuclear program to be achieved by 30 June.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the framework agreement with Iran is important step towards a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program. "We are closer than ever to an agreement that makes it impossible for Iran to possess nuclear weapons," RIA Novosti cited her.
Only Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dissatisfied with any agreement. According to him, the final agreement based on the current framework "would threaten Israel's existence."
Vestnik Kavkaza learned experts' opinion on the significance of these agreements.
A senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Vladimir Sazhin, told Vestnik Kavkaza that recent agreements is aimed for Iran to obtain the right to develop peaceful nuclear energy. "No one denies the legitimate of the Iran's nuclear program. Even the US, which is ardent opponent of Iran, believes that any country can develop its nuclear program under the IAEA's strict control," the expert said."The Iran's nuclear program will be developed as an industry, which promoting the production of isotopes for different purposes - medical, agricultural. But most importantly it is nuclear power. Iran signed an agreement with Rosatom, so two reactors will be built in Bushehr," he said, adding that the agreement directs all Iran's activities to exclusively peaceful course.According to Sazhin, the agreements will allow the world to preserve the nuclear nonproliferation regime. "It's no secret, that if Iran continued to develop the military component of its nuclear program, then there would be a so-called domino effect, when many countries, especially Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, would actively develop its nuclear component. But this agreement is the basis for a comprehensive agreement, which removes the Iranian nuclear issue from the world politics' agenda, which is a very important step not only for Iran but also for the whole world," an expert stressed.
A senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Vladimir Sazhin, told Vestnik Kavkaza that the latest agreements are aimed at allowing Iran to obtain the right to develop peaceful nuclear energy. "No one denies the legitimacy of Iran's nuclear program. Even the US, which is an ardent opponent of Iran, believes that any country can develop its nuclear program under the IAEA's strict control," the expert said.
"Iran's nuclear program will be developed as an industry, which promotes the production of isotopes for different purposes - medical, agricultural. But most importantly it is nuclear power. Iran signed an agreement with Rosatom, so two reactors will be built in Bushehr," he said, adding that the agreement directs all Iran's activities to an exclusively peaceful course.
According to Sazhin, the agreements will allow the world to preserve the nuclear nonproliferation regime. "It's no secret that if Iran continued to develop the military component of its nuclear program then there would be a so-called domino effect, when many countries, especially Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, would actively develop their nuclear components. But this agreement is the basis for a comprehensive agreement, which removes the Iranian nuclear issue from the world's political agenda, which is a very important step not only for Iran but also for the whole world," the expert stressed.
