Iran’s staying in nuclear deal, indicative of good-will: Ambassador
By Trend
With its staying in a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal, Iran has showed its good-will and principled position for dialogue in all areas, Iran’s ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said, IRNA reports.
“What has caused problem for the world in the current situation
is the US unilateral and warmongering policies,” Sanaei said,
speaking during the 14th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion
Club in the Russian resort city of Sochi.
“Although sanction is not a good phenomenon, Iran’s experiences
during sanctions era show sanctioned countries can turn economic
pressures into opportunities,” the ambassador said.
In the current situation, Iran, Russia and China are expected to
rely on national resources and economy, as well as cooperation
within the framework of regional mechanisms, he added.
The US President Donald Trump in May announced Washington’s
unilateral withdrawal from a hard-won 2015 agreement of world
powers with Iran over the country’s nuclear program.
Trump said he will reinstate sanctions on Tehran, the first round
of which were imposed in early August and the second round is
expected to come into force on November 4.
The other parties to the deal as well as the European Union have
expressed their opposition to the US measure, pledging to make
every effort to save the deal.
The EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini recently announced
that a special mechanism will be introduced before the imposition
of the second round of the US sanctions on November 4 to help the
EU states continue with economic cooperation with Tehran.
The new system – known as SPV – has been designed to allow the EU
countries to continue with their trade cooperation with Iran
regardless of the US sanctions.
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