Cautious optimism in Germany over Iran deal
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, who attended the negotiations with Iran in Geneva along with the representatives of the UN veto powers Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France and the US, called Sunday's breakthrough deal a turning point.
"We have come a crucial step closer to our goal of preventing a nuclear-armed Iran," he said.
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But in the view of German Green Party member Omid Nouripour, the details of the deal are not that critical. "There has been no breakthrough in the conflict itself, but in the act of cooperating with each other," he said. Originally from Iran, he is the Green Party's security spokesman.
"It's a breakthrough because two years ago, it wasn't even possible for the two parties to be sitting at the same table. And today we have negotiated interim solutions," said Nouripour. This had mainly to do with the fact that the new Iranian government of President Hassan Rouhani had put itself under a great deal of time pressure - and that the US had been prepared to reach out to Iran.
Nouripour also claimed German representatives made an important contribution to this success. "Germany played a good role in holding together the international community - the Russians and Chinese on one side, and the Americans on the other side. And then the Europeans, who also don't always agree," he told DW.
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