The interim agreement reached last November in Geneva reflected the West’s de facto acceptance that Iran is entitled to carry out limited low-grade uranium enrichment within the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The West released about $7 billion of frozen Iranian funds and relaxed some sanctions (in particular, on crude oil and auto parts), while Iran agreed to a quasi-freeze of its nuclear program.
去年十一月在日内瓦达成临时协议，这表明西方在事实上承认了伊朗在核不扩散条约（NPT）框架内进行有限度低级铀浓缩的权利。西方解冻了约70亿美元被冻结的伊朗资金，此外还放宽了某些制裁限制（尤其是在原油和汽车零部件领域），而伊朗则同意对其核计划采取准冻结措施。虽然这项进展为最终订立持久协议打下了基础，但将这种可能性变为现实还需要经过艰苦的努力。