Tehran Times Political Desk

@t= TEHRAN – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has issued a statement praising the endorsement of the Iran nuclear agreement by UN Security Council, the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran said in a report sent to the Tehran Times.

On Monday the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that was negotiated as part of the agreement, known as the joint comprehensive plan of action (JOCPA), reached in Vienna between Iran and the six powers (U.S., Germany, Britain, France, China and Russia).

The full text of Ban’s statement, which was issued at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday, reads:

I welcome the adoption this morning by the Security Council of Resolution 2231 (2015), which follows the historic agreement in Vienna last week between the E3+3 and Iran on a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme.

Resolution 2231 will ensure the enforcement of the JCPOA. It establishes procedures that will facilitate the JCPOA’s implementation, enabling all States to carry out their obligations contained in the Agreement.

The resolution provides for the eventual removal of all nuclear-related sanctions against Iran. It guarantees that the International Atomic Energy Agency will continue to verify Iran’s compliance with its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA.

The United Nations stands ready to provide whatever assistance is required in giving effect to the resolution.