BERLIN - Germany said on Friday the UN atomic watchdog’s mixed assessment of Iran’s nuclear programme is ”on the whole not encouraging.”“The report shows areas of light and of shade but on the whole it is not encouraging,” foreign ministry spokesman Martin Jaeger said. “Iran has not met its commitments and has pursued enrichment work. It still has to present us with proof that the aims of its nuclear programme are purely peaceful,” he added.
| "We're not going to do anything about it, of course, which makes it especially discouraging," he added. |
Germany is part of the so-called “three plus three” group of nations --Britain, France, Germany as well China, Russia and the United States -- leading international efforts over Iran’s nuclear work. But Germany, Iran’s largest European trading partner, has opted to wait until ongoing European and UN diplomatic efforts have run their course.