Lavrov Hopes US-Iran Talks Result in 2015-Style Nuclear Agreement
Russian foreign minister says success would mean returning to previous JCPOA commitments
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- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that US-Iran negotiations would produce an agreement similar to the 2015 JCPOA, which he called would be a great success.
- Lavrov noted Iran has been a victim of false promises after the US withdrew from the nuclear deal, and emphasized the original agreement contained strictest controls over Iran's nuclear program in the world.
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MOSCOW, April 21. /TASS/. The US-Iran talks would be successful if the sides reach an agreement similar to the one reached in 2015, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "If the current efforts of the Iranian and American negotiators, which we support, result in something like the 2015 agreement, I think it would be a great success," the top diplomat said at a press conference following talks with Acting Libyan Foreign Minister Taher al-Baour. "We understand Iran's position that it has already been a victim of false promises, including the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action approved by the UN Security Council in 2015. It contained all the answers to the questions that the US now poses, and the US itself withdrew from it," Lavrov pointed out. The foreign minister also quoted US President Donald Trump as saying that Washington's main demand is for Iran to not possess nuclear weapons. "This is precisely the issue that the 2015 JCPOA was meant to solve. Among other things, it noted Iran's absence of military groundwork in the nuclear sphere and imposed the strictest control over the nuclear program in the world, which was harsher than the IAEA measures adopted for countries that have signed the agency's guarantees protocol," the top diplomat noted. Lavrov believes that "history should serve as a lesson, which is why success now would mean returning to the previous agreements."
