China News Agency, Moscow, June 17-According to Russian media news, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov held talks with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif in Moscow on the 16th. At a press conference held after the talks, Lavrov stated that Russia will do its utmost to safeguard the Iranian nuclear agreement from destruction.
Data Map: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov delivered a speech.
Lavrov said that under the epidemic situation, the Russian-Iranian political dialogue remained at a high level. Although the United States hates Iran and imposes unilateral sanctions on Iran, Russia-Iran economic and trade relations have continued to develop strongly. The purpose of the United States is to use intimidation to make other countries sever legal cooperation with Iran. The Russian side believes that this is a naked violation of international law.
Lavrov said that when the United States withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement in 2018, it had lost all opportunities and rights of the participants in the agreement. The United States hopes to sanction Iran through illegal means such as an arms embargo. The Russian side believes that such an attempt is not promising from the perspective of international law. If the US side believes that the Iranian nuclear agreement does not conform to the logic of the current US government, then this is the position of the US itself, but the US side has no right to "punish" Iran in the name of the UN Security Council.
Lavrov said that Russia cannot guarantee the position of other signatories to the Iran nuclear agreement, but I can guarantee that Russia will do its utmost to maintain the Iran nuclear agreement so that it will not be damaged by anyone.
Lavrov said that although the United States has publicly adopted a destructive approach to the Iranian nuclear agreement, both Russia and Iran believe that maintaining the Iranian nuclear agreement is very important, which is an important factor in maintaining global security.
Zarif said on the same day that under the current special international environment, consultations between Iran and Russia have become closer. In addition, Zarif also invited Lavrov to visit Iran if conditions permit.
In July 2015, Iran and the six countries on the Iranian nuclear issue (the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany) reached a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue. According to the agreement, Iran promised to limit its nuclear program and the international community will lift sanctions against Iran. In May 2018, the United States announced its withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear agreement, and then gradually resumed the sanctions against Iran suspended by the agreement. (Finish)