On December 17, a meeting of the Joint Commission of the JCPOA closed the seventh round of Vienna talks on restoring the full implementation of the Iranian nuclear deal. The participants noted that significant progress had been made, which paved the way for the next stage. The delegations will hold further consultations in their capitals.

Many complex political issues have remained, however, with solutions yet to be found. However, all the participants have reaffirmed their determination to strive for the earliest possible achievement of their common goal of bringing the implementation of the JCPOA back in the initially agreed framework, without any additions or exemptions.

There is a general understanding that the negotiation process will resume in Vienna in the near future. The parties expressed their readiness to make the necessary efforts to ensure that the eighth round of talks ends with the achievement of a mutually acceptable agreement in a short time.