The EU flag near the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 17The participation of the EU in the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program in recent months has been reduced to the role of a postman, says Anton Khlopkov, director of the Center for Energy and Security. «In my opinion, the role of the EU in recent months has largely been reduced to the role of a postman, i. «transfer Iranian ideas to Americans and vice versa, take ideas from other participants in the negotiation process, distribute them. In my opinion, the role of the EU in the current conditions is less than it was when developing the original agreement,» Khlopkov said at a round table organized by the Russia media group today.» He added that the comparison with the postman also applies to the draft agreement prepared by the European Union on the restoration of the nuclear deal. «The same is true of the package, as I understand it, which (the head of EU diplomacy — ed.) Josep Borrell recently presented In fact, these are the agreements that have already been reached a long time ago with small innovations that They were the result of the joint work of the participants in this agreement,» Khlopkov said. Iran had previously responded to the European Union on the draft agreement prepared by it on the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program. Before that, the coordinator from the EU at the talks presented the final text of the draft agreement. In 2015, the UK, Germany, China, Russia, the USA, France and Iran signed a JCPOA, which involved the lifting of sanctions in exchange for limiting Iran's nuclear program. In May 2018, the United States under Donald Trump withdrew from the JCPOA and reinstated sanctions against Tehran. In response, Iran announced a phased reduction in its obligations under the agreement, waiving restrictions on nuclear research, centrifuges and the level of uranium enrichment. We don't care about problems.» The European Union has taken a bold step
