Diplomats from Arab and Iranian nations hold discussions in Norway this week.
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Assaad al-Chaibani, Faisal bin Farhan, Badr Abdelatty, and Badr al-Boussaidi are among the high-profile attendees slated to attend the Oslo Forum this week. This annual event is all about addressing peace issues and various conflicts plaguing our world.
The gathering takes place in the tranquil town of Lørenskog, a short drive from Oslo, Norway. This meeting comes amidst a backdrop of ongoing battles and escalating tensions across the globe, with new alliances forming and major powers clashing.
At the heart of the discussions, participants will focus on ceasefires, unofficial communication channels, and strategies for resolving conflicts in a rapidly changing political landscape.
Interestingly, a new round of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States on Tehran's nuclear program is set to take place this week as well. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghai, confirmed that these talks will occur in Muscat, Oman's capital, on Sunday.
Speculations suggest that another meeting could occur in Oslo on Friday, although Norway has kept mum on the matter for now. Meanwhile, other countries like Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey will be represented at the forum too.
Tensions flared up once again this week, with Iran threatening to scale back its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if a resolution against it is adopted at the agency's board meeting. Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, hinted that Iran might not continue its broad cooperation if an unfavorable resolution is adopted.
Diplomatic sources indicate that the E3 (London, Paris, and Berlin) alongside the United States plan to present a resolution against Iran to the IAEA's governing board next week, with a warning of potential referral to the United Nations. This resolution, primarily prepared by Washington and the E3 countries, is based on the recent IAEA report, according to sources.
Iran has been accelerating its production of 60% enriched uranium, edging closer to the 90% required for bomb production. The six countries—France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, China, and the United States—who signed the nuclear accord with Iran in 2015, remain engaged in monitoring Iran's nuclear program, despite the United States' withdrawal from the agreement in 2018.
As the world teeters on the brink of uncertainty and conflict, these high-stakes discussions offer a glimmer of hope for a future of peace and stability.
What about the policy-and-legislation and politics surrounding the current war-and-conflicts, will be a key focus at the Oslo Forum, where high-profile attendees like Seyed Abbas Araghchi and others are gathered to address peace issues and conflicts?
General-news outlets are closely monitoring the ongoing indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States on Tehran's nuclear program, as a potential resolution against Iran by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) threatens to escalate the tensions further.
