Iran Press/ Europe: German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Adebahr announced at a news conference on Thursday that German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will visit Iran next week as part of a three-leg tour of the Middle East. The German minister is going to explore options for preserving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the spokesperson added.
The trip, timed to coincide with the end of the Muslim month of Ramadhan, will take Maas to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Iran, Reuters reported. Adebahr added that the forthcoming trip had been agreed and coordinated with Britain and France, both of which support the JCPOA, and had also been discussed with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, US, Britain, France, and Germany) on July 14, 2015, reached a conclusion over the text of the JCPOA.
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