"Buying a ticket back" .. Zarif in Asia is required to negotiate with Washington

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The United States should abide by the 2015 nuclear deal if it wants talks with a country, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday, describing Washington as "economic terrorism" against Tehran.

"The United States is waging an economic war on," he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur
The Iranian people will not be able to communicate with the United States unless they stop waging war and economic terrorism against the Iranian people. "

"If they want to go back to the room there is a ticket they have to buy
First, this ticket is a commitment to the (nuclear) agreement. "

The Iranian foreign minister started an Asian tour from Beijing. He met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and confirmed that they discussed a 25-year roadmap aimed at promoting economic cooperation between their two countries.

The biggest partner
China, Iran's largest trading partner in Asia, has continued to import Iranian crude oil despite US sanctions.

"We reject the actions of others to interfere in the affairs of progressive countries, including Iran and China," the Chinese minister told reporters after meeting Zarif.

Zarif's Asian tour includes Japan and Malaysia, following his surprise visit last Sunday to the French city of Biarritz, where the Group of Seven summit was held.

On Wednesday, Zarif held talks in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

European powers and China criticize Trump's "extreme pressure" policy against Iran, saying it increases the risk of conflict in the Middle East.

To Moscow
In a related context, the Russian Information Agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
He will meet his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow on September 2 to discuss the situation in the Gulf region.

It quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman as saying that the two ministers will also discuss bilateral relations between the two countries, in addition to the exchange of views on regional issues, including the Iranian nuclear agreement concluded in 2015.

Zarif is one of the main architects of the 2015 agreement between Iran and major powers.

In July, the US government imposed severe sanctions on Zarif in order to impede his ability to travel and prevent him from entering the United States.