Moscow and Tehran will continue to cooperate on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear program after the US pulled out of the deal, Russia’s foreign ministry says.
Deputy Russian foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov met his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Tehran where the two sides “agreed to continue close coordination in this area,” the ministry says in a statement.
“The Russian side highlighted its commitment to preserving the agreement,” the statement adds.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday expressed his “deep concern” over US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 deal.
Earlier in the day Ryabkov said Russia’s “European partners” should also work to keep the deal together, in comments reported by news agencies.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday called on countries that oversaw the deal to “develop steps that would preserve this document that is important for regional stability.”
— AFP
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