Russian Deputy FM: Moscow’s Stance on JCPOA Unchanged
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow’s stance on a lasting nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers has not changed following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election.
“We believe that the agreement of the ‘six’ (world powers) with Iran is balanced and represents a significant contribution to strengthening international security. Our assessment has not changed,” Ryabkov said as cited by Sputnik on Monday.
In similar remarks on Sunday, the European Union’s Diplomatic Chief Federica Mogherini said the deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has been reflected in a UN Security Council resolution and cannot be dismissed by one government.
Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), reached the comprehensive nuclear deal in July 2015 and implemented it in January 2016.
In a speech to the pro-Israeli lobby group AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) in March, Trump declared that his "number-one priority” would be to "dismantle the disastrous deal with Iran.”
After Trump’s winning the election, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran expects the new US administration respect the nuclear deal.
