Ottawa, Ontario - Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement:

“A nuclear Iran would provoke a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and would be an enormously destabilizing development. For this reason, Canada firmly believes that every diplomatic measure must be taken to ensure Iran never obtains a nuclear weapons capability.

“We appreciate the efforts of the P5+1 in these discussions. At the same time, we will continue to judge Iran by its actions not its words.

“Iran’s track record is not one that encourages trust. In addition to having a worsening human rights record, Iran continues to act as a destabilizing force in the region, providing economic and material support to the Assad regime, Shiite militias operating in Iraq and listed terrorist entities.

“To that end, Canada is announcing a contribution of $3 million to support the International Atomic Energy Agency efforts to monitor Iranian compliance with its commitments.”

Contacts

Johanna Quinney
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
343-203-1851
johanna.quinney@international.gc.ca

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