Germany vows to work with partners on Iran nuclear deal
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Published: Oct 13, 2017, 05:19 IST | Updated: Oct 13, 2017, 05:19 IST
Merkel govt to work with partners on Iran nuke deal
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Steffen Seibert: We have a great interest in the continuation of this international?unity. If?an important country like the United States comes to a different conclusion as appears to be the case, we will work even harder with other partners to?maintain?this cohesion
The German government on Friday vowed to work for continued globalunity if USPresident Donald Trump announces that he will not certifyIran's compliance with a 2015 nuclearaccord negotiated by world powers, as expected.
"We have a great interest in the continuation of this internationalunity. Ifan important country like the United States comes to a different conclusion as appears to be the case, we will work even harder with other partners tomaintainthis cohesion," government spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters.
Trump is to deliver a speech at 12:45 p.m. EDT (1645 GMT) to announce a confrontational new approach to USpolicy towardIran. In a big shift, he is expected to say he will not certifyIran's compliance with thenucleardeal.
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