The UN Security Council (UNSC) is due to vote on a draft resolution that would turn into international law the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between Iran and the 5+1 group over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
According to Press TV, the vote on the draft UN resolution, which will set the stage for the lifting of Security Council sanctions against Iran, is scheduled to take place at 9:00 am New York time on Monday.
The text of the draft UN resolution calls for the “full implementation” of the Vienna conclusion “on the timetable established,” and urges UN member countries to facilitate the process.
Iran and the 5+1 group finalized the text of the JCPOA in the Austrian capital city of Vienna on July 14 after 18 days of intense negotiations and all-nighters that capped around 23 months of talks between Iran and the 5+1group – the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany.
After being passed, the resolution will officially endorse the JCPOA, under which limits are put on Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for a set of commitments by the 5+1group, including the removal of all economic and financial bans against the Islamic Republic.
The UNSC vote is generally considered a formality, as all the five permanent members of the Council were partners to the negotiations with Iran and the JCPOA.
