Lavrov says Russia to oppose efforts to exploit UNSC over Iran nuclear program

Russia's foreign minister has said that the country opposes efforts to exploit the UN Security Council over Iran's nuclear program.

Iran PressEurope: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday at a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Russian Foreign Ministry's official banquet hall that Russia was resolute in its efforts to counter exploitation of the Security Council regarding the situation surrounding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and Iran's nuclear program.

"Undoubtedly, we will raise this issue in all international multilateral formats," he said.

Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Iran and Russia need consultations to deal with a critical situation in the international community.

"It is necessary for both sides to be in touch," he noted.

"The US and some Western countries are trying to disturb international law in the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations Security Council," he added.

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