January 31, 2019
Iran’s ambassador to London said on Thursday that Germany, Britain and France have finalized registration of a channel for transactions with Iran (INSTEX), and the news will be announced within next hours.
Hamid Baeedinejad made the remarks in a twitter message on Thursday.
The Paris-based transactions channel, named INSTEX – Instrument In Support Of Trade Exchanges, is run by a German national, and France, Britain and Germany are shareholders in it, IRNA news agency reported.
German TV broadcaster, NDR, had earlier reported that Germany, France and the UK have set up a payment channel with Iran called INSTEX, to help continue trade with Iran, circumventing the US sanctions.
Source: Agencies
Germany, France, UK to Establish EU Channel for Transactions with Iran
According to the German broadcaster NDR, Germany, the UK, and France are ready to set up the European Channel for transactions with Iran.
The European transactions channel for Iran will be called INSTEX (Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges), NDR reported.
The statement comes after spokeswoman for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Maja Kocijancic announced that the work aimed at the creation of the special purpose vehicle (SPV) had already entered its final stage. On 28 January, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that the mechanism had not been registered yet.
The second package of US sanctions targeting, in particular, Iran’s oil sector took effect on 5 November.
In May, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, and re-impose sanctions against Iran that had been lifted under the agreement. The first round of restrictions came into force in August and the second on 5 November.
Despite Washington’s unilateral move, the other parties to the deal — China, France, Germany, Iran, Russia, the United Kingdom and the European Union — have expressed their commitment to the deal.
Source: Sputnik
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