What Israel wants Europe to say to Iran at Geneva talks
European foreign ministers must take a "firm stance" in talks on Friday, June 20 with their Iranian counterpart on Tehran's nuclear programme, Israel's ambassador to the UN in Geneva said.
"We expect the European foreign ministers to take a firm stance vis-a-vis Iran and demand that there is a complete rollback of the nuclear programme, the dismantling of ballistic missile arsenal and programme, and putting an end to Iran's regional terrorist activities and active support for its terrorist proxies," Israeli ambassador Daniel Meron told journalists outside the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Iran's foreign minister will address the UN Human Rights Council on Friday on the sidelines of talks with European counterparts aiming for a diplomatic solution to the Iran-Israel war.
Abbas Araghchi "will intervene in person... at the beginning of the council's afternoon meeting" at 1300 GMT, after which the council will resume its normal programme, Pascal Sim, spokesman for the UN's top rights body, told a press briefing.
UN spokeswoman Alessandra Vellucci added that Daniel Meron, Israel's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, would be outside the council chamber at 1230 GMT to deliver a "press statement on Iran". Araghchi is meeting his French, German, British and EU counterparts in Geneva on Friday to discuss Iran's nuclear programme.
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