An Open Letter to Federica Mogherini and the European Imperative to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal
14.05.2018
Ms. Federica Mogherini
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy European Commission
Berlaymont
1049 Brussels
We, the undersigned, thank you for your speech on 8th May 2018, pledging the European Union’s intention to remain steadfast in its commitment to the historic accord concluded between Iran and the E3/EU+3, the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Too often, politicians have inclined to patronise and admonish, but, instead, you opted for a “universal language” of respect and dialogue. You proclaimed that “[t]his deal belongs to each and every one of us”, and that it enjoins us not to “let anyone dismantle this agreement”. But despite such salutary remarks, in the aftermath of the Trump administration’s public announcement to withdraw from the JCPOA and re-impose sanctions on Iran, the survival of the agreement is far from assured.
The majority of Iranians have demonstrated their heartfelt support for this hard-won diplomatic accord. They have shown their support through their two-time election of a president promising to initiate constructive dialogue with the world, patiently awaiting the outcome of a long and arduous series of negotiations despite the debilitating impact of sanctions on their everyday lives, celebrating in the streets of major Iranian cities when the JCPOA was successfully agreed upon, and finally, announcing their approbation of the agreement in over 100 cities across the globe in the weeks and months that followed.
In your speech you stated that “the European Union will remain committed to the continued full and effective implementation of the Nuclear Deal”. We wholeheartedly welcome this commitment, but as you are fully apprised, it is crucial that Europe is able to discharge its international obligations and ensure, despite U.S. sanctions, that Iran and its people enjoy the full economic and political dividends promised according to not only the letter, but also the spirit of the JCPOA. The IAEA has repeatedly verified Iran’s compliance and honouring of its commitments under the agreement, and this ought to be reciprocated in turn.
In an increasingly unstable global climate and ever-more precarious “age of extremes”, it is essential that one of the great diplomatic successes of the 21st century not find itself carelessly squandered. By your own estimation it took some twelve years for this agreement to be reached. If Europe in coordination with its Russian and Chinese partners prove unable to salvage the JCPOA, the likelihood of further instability in the region and even war increases exponentially.
While the JCPOA showed that diplomacy is possible, in view of recent events and President Trump’s reneging on the accord, the message to the world shouldn’t be that peace is inevitably transient and short-lived. For every one of us who is committed to fostering peace through reasonable dialogue and mutual understanding, preserving the integrity and viability of the JCPOA is of inestimable importance. Trust in the European Union, UN Security Council and wider international community is at stake, as well as their credibility to tackle many of the enormous challenges which lie ahead in the years to come.
The Iranian people backed peace and diplomacy. Now it is the responsibility of the international community to demonstrate that they made the right decision and that the promises that were made will be carried out and effectively realised. Failure is not an option. The alternative path is simply too costly, not only for the present generation, but for posterity as well.
نامه سرگشاده به فدریکا موگرینی
نامه سرگشاده به خانم فدریکا موگرینی و التزام اروپا به نجات توافق اتمی ایران
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سرکار خانم فدریکا موگرینی
نماینده عالی اتحادیه اروپا در روابط خارجی و سیاست امنیتی
ما، امضا‌کنندگان این نامه، از سخنرانی شما در تاریخ ۱۸ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۷ درباره عزم اتحادیه اروپا در پایبندی راسخ به تعهدات خود مطابق با توافق تاریخی مابین ایران و گروه ۱+۵، موسوم به برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک (برجام)، سپاسگزاریم. در مقابل سیاستمدارانی که مکرراً با تحقیر و نکوهش از آن پیمان سخن گفته‌اند، شما «زبان جهانی» احترام و گفتگو را برگزیده‌اید. شما اعلام کرده‌اید «این پیمان به تک تک ما تعلق دارد» و ما را بر آن داشته‌اید تا «اجازه ندهیم هیچ کس این توافق را از بین ببرد». اما با وجود چنین سخنان امیدوارکننده‌ای، بعد از اعلام خروج دولت ترامپ از برجام و تحمیل دوباره تحریم‌ها بر ایران، نجات این توافق تضمین شده نیست.
اکثریت ایرانیان از این توافق دشوار دیپلماتیک همدلانه پشتیبانی کرده‌اند. مردم ایران دو بار رئیس جمهوری متعهد به شروع گفتگوی سازنده با جهان را برگزیده‌اند. همچنین با شکیبایی، مذاکرات طولانی را با وجود تأثیر مخرب تحریم‌ها بر زندگی روزمره‌شان تحمل کرده و پس از توافق برجام نیز با جشن و پایکوبی خیابانی در شهر‌های ایران و گردهمایی در بیش از صد شهر جهان، حمایت خود را از این توافق نشان داده‌اند.
شما در بیانیه خود اعلام کردید «اتحادیه اروپا به ادامه اجرای مؤثر پیمان هسته‌ای متعهد باقی می‌ماند». ما صمیمانه از این تعهد استقبال می‌کنیم، اما چنان که بی‌شک آگاه هستید، با وجود تحریم‌های ایالات متحده، توانمندی اروپا در اجرای تعهدات بین المللی خود جهت تضمین بهره‌مندی ایران از مزایای اقتصادی و سیاسی وعده شده در متن و روح برجام، لازم و حیاتی است. آژانس بین اللملی انرژی اتمی مستمراً پایبندی و احترام ایران به تعهدات خود بر طبق این توافق را تأیید کرده و لازم است به این پیمان‌داری، پاسخی شایسته داده شود.
در زمانه‌ای که جهان با بی‌ثباتی و شکنندگی فزاینده «عصر افراطها» روبروست، نباید یکی از دستاوردهای بزرگ دیپلماتیک قرن بیست و یکم با بی‌توجهی به هدر رود. بنا بر تخمین شما، دستیابی به این توافق دوازده سال به طول انجامید. چنانچه اروپا با همکاری شرکای روس و چینی خود نتواند برجام را نجات دهد، امکان بی‌ثباتی بیشتر در منطقه و حتی جنگ بشدت افزایش خواهد یافت.
در حالیکه برجام نشان داد گفتگو و دیپلماسی امکان‌پذیر است، نباید با وقایع اخیر و سرپیچی رئیس جمهور آمریکا دونالد ترامپ از توافق، این پیام به جهان فرستاده شود که عمر صلح، ناگزیر گذرا و کوتاه است. برای هر یک از ما که به ترویج صلح از طریق گفتگوی مستدل و درک متقابل پایبندیم، حفظ تمامیت برجام و ماندگاری آن اهمیتی بسزا دارد. اعتماد به اتحادیه اروپا، شورای امنیت سازمان ملل و جامعه گسترده‌تر جهانی و همچنین اعتبار آنها برای مقابله با چالش های عظیم سالهای پیش رو در معرض خطر قرار گرفته است.
مردم ایران از صلح و دیپلماسی حمایت کرده‌اند. اکنون وظیفه جامعه بین‌الملل است تا نشان دهد تصمیمی درست اتخاذ شده و تعهدهای پذیرفته شده به نحو مؤثر اجرا خواهد شد. شکست گزینه نیست! راه حل جایگزین به وضوح پر‌هزینه خواهد بود، نه تنها برای نسل کنونی، بلکه برای آیندگان.
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