Cooperation between Russia and Iran in the interests of keeping the Iran nuclear deal in place was in focus of a meeting between Russian and Iranian Deputy Foreign Ministers, Sergei Ryabkov and Abbas Araghchi, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, TASS reports.
"The focus was made on cooperation between Russia and Iran in the interests of keeping in place the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program," the ministry said.
According to the ministry, Moscow and Tehran will continue to coordinate their efforts to protect their trade and economic cooperation from Washington’s sanctions. "It was agreed to continue close coordination on this matter to ensure protection of bilateral trade-and-economic cooperation from the United States’ illegal extra-territorial unilateral sanctions," the ministry stressed.
Apart from that, the sides discussed a number of other "matters of mutual interest," it added.
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