Iran Press/Iran news: SNSC spokesman Keivan Khosravi said: "In upcoming Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's trip to Tehran if efforts are made to return the US to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and lifting sanctions on the Islamic Republic, this visit can be successful."
"Efforts to bring the US back to the JCPOA, compensate damages on Iran and remove extraterritorial sanctions can be a guarantee of the success of Abe's trip," Keivan Khosravi wrote on Saturday, according to Press TV report.
Khosravi hailed bilateral relations between Iran and Japan and said they "have always enjoyed a balanced and stable level and flow."
"The visit to Iran by Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan, is definitely an important development in the area of consolidating and developing friendly relations between the two countries, and certainly the country's highest executive authority will use this opportunity to increase Japan's political credibility," he added.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold talks in New York in September
Speaking on Thursday, Japan's government spokesman announced that Abe will visit Iran in an effort to reduce tensions between Tehran and Washington.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Abe's trip, to take place "soon", will be the first by a Japanese leader to Iran in 41 years.
Kyodo News and other local media also said Abe will visit Tehran on June 12-14 and meet with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
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