19 January 2016
After constructive negotiations between Iranian diplomatic and banking delegations and European Union officials , Iranian banks and their foreign branches received the opportunity to reconnect to SWIFT network , SWIFT said in a statement.
"Those banks that are delisted by the Implementing Regulation will now automatically be able to reconnect to SWIFT, following the completion of our normal connection process (i.e. administrative and systems checks, connectivity and technical arrangements)," the statement said on Sunday.
According to CBI public relations department, Iranian banks will be able to connect to SWIFT without any discrimination. This will facilitate the financial interaction of the Iranian banks with their international counterparts The negotiations focused on the following points;
1- Official statement of sanction relief and entry of Iranian banks into international financial messaging system
2- Nondiscriminatory connection of Iranian banks as well as their domestic and foreign branches and subsidiaries to SWIFT
3- Collective and immediate reconnection of delisted banks to SWIFT
4- Reimbursement and release of bank claims against SWIFT