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Friday, 14 January 2022 (YJC)_ Russia and Beijing share a common vision on reviving a nuclear deal with Iran that the previous US administration withdrew from, the Russian foreign minister said at an annual news conference.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Larov said on Friday that Beijing and Moscow share a common vision for reviving the JCPOA.
In his annual press conference, Lavrov referred to Russia's efforts over the past year to resolve various problems in the world, including Iraq, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, the nuclear deal with Iran, Palestine and other countries.
The Russian Foreign Minister said about the ongoing talks in Vienna:
I am more optimistic about the Iranian nuclear issue because there is real progress and a willingness on the part of Iran and the United States to understand each other's concerns and find a way to resolve those concerns through a comprehensive agreement, and the JCPOA is a comprehensive agreement.
He continued:
There are experienced negotiators in Vienna who have studied the details in detail, and the progress that has been made is enormous, and we hope that this process will continue and an agreement will be reached. But the Iranian side must be realistic and cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the Western parties to the negotiations must not create psychological tension, and pure diplomacy is needed.
Lavrov added:
Thank God, when the Westerners set conditions for the continuation of Iran's nuclear program, we were able to manage the situation, including the limitation of Iran's missile program, which was not mentioned in the JCPOA, and also set conditions for Iran's behavior in the region. It was and we were against these conditions because our argument is JCPOA, which has been approved by the Security Council.
He continued:
We are talking about a situation where Trump was out of the deal and we have to revive the JCPOA as it was before without adding anything to it. On missile and regional issues, we believe that all countries in the region and beyond have problems with each other. Iran has problems with its Arab neighbors, and conversely, the West, including the United States and Europeans, has concerns about Iran's actions. But each country has interests beyond its borders and have a real impact on the events of other countries, including Syria and Yemen.
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