Persian Gulf update 01/26/2021..Lavrov says Moscow, Tehran interested in complete restoration of JCPOA

Moscow, Tehran interested in complete restoration of JCPOA says Lavrov

Russia and Iran are both interested in the complete restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow on Tuesday.

“Both we and Iran are sincerely interested that all sides, who have signed JCPOA, completely implement their obligations,” said Lavrov.

Russia’s top diplomat also stressed that Moscow wants to deepen dialogue on issues such as security in the Persian Gulf, the Afghan settlement, and the situation in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Iran’s Zarif from his side expressed gratitude to Russia for its “constructive and essential” stand in the JCPOA issue, adding that both countries should develop relations and unanimity in order to save the agreement.

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Tehran hopes to start joint production of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine “in the near future”, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday.

“I am glad to tell you that yesterday Sputnik V vaccine was registered in Iran after it had been approved by the country’s health authorities. We hope that in the nearest future we will be able to buy as well as to start its joint production,” said Zarif.

Zarif also commented on the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement, saying that “if the United States lifts the sanctions, then we also will return to fulfil obligations under the agreement.”

Russia’s Lavrov in turn expressed hope that US President Joe Biden would return the United States to the JCPOA.

“If it happens, and we hope that we will be able to reach this result, then, of course, the relations between Iran and the Russian Federation will benefit, because they will be removed from illegitimate, illegal one-sided sanctions both from the United States and from a number of other countries,” concluded Lavrov.

Iran FM Zarif, Russian FM Lavrov hold joint presser following bilateral talks in Moscow