Iranian, Russian Diplomats Hold Extensive Talks in Tehran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ranking diplomats from Iran and Russia in a meeting in Tehran discussed a range of issues, from the latest status of implementation of a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers to the efforts for a WMD-free Middle East.
Hamid Baeedinejad, the director general for political and international affairs at Iran’s foreign ministry, had a meeting with Mikhail Ulyanov, director of the Russian foreign ministry department for non-proliferation and arms control, in Tehran on Thursday.
The two diplomats talked about the implementation process of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a lasting nuclear deal between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), and also discussed Tehran-Moscow mutual cooperation.
Among the other topics discussed in the meeting were efforts to establish a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East, and the fight against terrorism and extremism.
Baeedinejad and Ulyanov also called for closer coordination between Iran and Russia in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
