Ryabkov: Russia calls for persevering JCPOA

Russia calls on all countries to do their utmost in order to preserve and implement the Iran nuclear deal, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

Commenting on French President Emmanuel Macron’s words after his talks with US President Donald Trump, Ryabkov said, "We believe it as an irrevocable condition that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) should be strengthened, preserved and that its functioning in its current form should be ensured in the future."

"Currently, it is crucial for all those who understand the JPCOA’s worthiness and significance to deal with what the situation dictates, that is to exert any effort for the agreement to be preserved and successfully and sustainable implemented in the future," TASS cited him as saying.

According to him, Russia needs to sort out mixed statements on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for Iran’s nuclear program made by the US and European countries.

Ryabkov stressed that the JCPOA is "a tool for returning the whole situation around Iran’s nuclear program to political normalcy."