Speaking during a press conference in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on Wednesday, Araghchi said the US should expect no change in the policies of the Islamic Republic.
He said the talks between Iran and the 5+1 were exclusively limited to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. The deputy foreign minister said, however, upon the decision of high-ranking Iranian officials, Iran may in the future engage in negotiations on specific topics with the US. He said that no prediction can be made about that issue at the moment.
Providing clarifications about overall agreement between Iran and 5+1 group reached in Vienna, Araghchi stressed that Iran's negotiators sought good nuclear deal according to the red lines drawn by the Leader Ayatollah Khamenei during the negotiations.
He underscored that Iran attaches great importance to the implementation of the nuclear agreement and the commitment of the other party to the deal.
Araghchi underlined that IAEA's access to Iranian sites will be based on Additional Protocol which grants the Agency further inspection authority and broader access.
Araghchi stated that arms import and export by Iran shifted from "banned" to "limited" in new resolution, which indicates a big change compared to the former resolution. He further underlined that Russia's S-300 missile sale to Iran is not included in arms import limitation.
He pointed to a wave of visits by European FMs to Iran after the agreement, including German officials, and said European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini and French FM Laurent Fabius would also be in Tehran next week which indicated the Vienna deal has paved the way for removal of sanctions and to boost economic cooperation between Iran and many European and regional countries.
Araghchi hailed Russia and China's positive and constructive role during nuclear talks, saying that, "we hope our relations with the two countries will further flourish and expand following the removal of sanctions."
Araghchi also pointed to a new agreement between Iran and IAEA in Vienna which provided a roadmap to help solve previous problems and expedite cooperation between Islamic Republic and IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency.