Russia, Iran Discuss Nuclear Programme
Iran coordinates with Russia to uphold nuclear enrichment rights amid European threats of UN sanctions, with bilateral trade rising 11% in the year's first half, officials said.
- On Monday, Russia's Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, touching on Iran's nuclear programme ahead of Tuesday's talks in Geneva with Britain, France and Germany.
- Facing threats from Britain, France and Germany to activate the `snapback mechanism`, Tehran disputes its legality and accuses Europeans of not honouring their commitments.
- The leaders highlighted concrete ties including cooperation on the Bushehr nuclear power plant and an 11 percent rise in bilateral trade in the first half of the current year.
- The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action , to which Russia is a party, provided Iran with sanctions relief for nuclear limits, and Vladimir Putin hopes negotiations on United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 yield positive outcomes.
- Having suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency earlier this year, Iran regularly coordinates with Russia and China before key nuclear talks.
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Russia, Iran discuss nuclear programme
The Iranian and Russian presidents discussed Tehran's nuclear programme on Monday as European powers threaten to reimpose sanctions on Tehran over the moribund 2015 deal. Britain, France and Germany have threatened to trigger a "snapback mechanism" to reintroduce UN sanctions that were lifted under the agreement unless Iran agrees to curb its uranium enrichment and restore cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) inspecto…
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