Moscow, Beijing backing result-oriented talks
The Iranian deputy foreign minister arrived in Moscow Thursday night to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Ryabkov, on new round of talks in Vienna, Austria, to pave the way for lifting cruel sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran.
Upon his arrival, the Iranian diplomat said that in accordance with a recent agreement between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries (Britain, France, Russia, China plus Germany), Iranian representatives are scheduled to hold joint meetings with each of the four states; so, the first joint session will be held between Russia and Iran.
He stipulated that the new round of talks will be held merely with the aim of lifting illegal and cruel US sanctions.
The Iranian official in his first trip as deputy FM to Moscow said that he would discuss other issues of mutual interests.
During his stay in Moscow, Bagheri Kani is going to hold talks with Ryabkov and his entourage as well as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov.
Bagheri Kani pointed out to his meetings with Enrique Mora Benavente, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, both in Tehran and Brussels, Belgium, and they have reached consensus that Iran’s considerations should be respected in the next round of negotiations to pave the ground for resumption of compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The important issue in the next round of talks is that the other side is ready to decide on lifting the anti-Iran sanctions, the deputy FM added.
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