Iran Press/ Europe: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov visited Tehran on August 7-8 to hold consultations with his Iranian counterparts, Ali Bagheri Kani and Reza Najafi, on the future of the Iran nuclear deal and other security issues, the Russian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
According to the ministry, the sides stressed "the unacceptability of any attempts on the part of the West to impose some new schemes and approaches to solving problems related to the JCPOA, which would damage the legitimate and mutually beneficial Russian-Iranian cooperation in various fields."
The Russian Foreign Ministery added: "Russia and Iran share a common understanding of the challenges the international community had to face while implementing the above-mentioned resolution due to the erroneous policy of ‘maximal pressure on Tehran’ conducted by the United States and its allies."
"During the consultations, the sides also coordinated their positions on a range of pressing international issues, including the review process under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, the situation within the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, problems of biosecurity, and measures to prevent an arms race in outer space," it said, adding that coordination on these issues will be continued.
While in Tehran, Ryabkov also took part in a conference dedicated to cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and BRICS. 219
