Tehran expects to reach "good agreements" on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear program in the near future, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Tuesday at a press conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
"We hope that the US side will give up its exorbitant demands at the very minute we are closer to reaching, and we will be able in the near future, so to speak, with the support of all parties who are involved in the Vienna talks, <...> to announce that a good agreement has been reached," he said.
According to the Iranian minister, a delay in the talks could create a good ground for resolving the remaining issues.
In addition, he noted the balance of Iran's foreign policy. "Iran today plays an important role in its balanced foreign policy and does not want to become a satellite of someone else and does not want to create satellites for itself," he added.
The Iranian foreign minister also said that Russia does not create any obstacles for the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear deal, they have nothing to do with the situation around Ukraine. "Russia does not create any obstacles for reaching agreements, there is no connection between the Ukrainian events that we talked about and the Vienna talks," he said.
Abdollahian stressed that Russia has played an important and constructive role from the very beginning of these talks. "And until the end of the negotiations and reaching a good, strong and lasting agreement, Russia will be by Iran's side and will support Iran to reach this agreement," he added.
According to the Iranian foreign minister, no one can be an obstacle to the development of relations between Tehran and Moscow. "This is precisely the realization of the interests of the people of Iran, [it] shows us the way to move forward and cannot have a negative impact on the course of the Vienna talks," Abdollahian added. - A realistic view of the US side in these days and the final weeks before an agreement is reached is very important."
On March 11, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said that the talks in Vienna had taken a break due to external factors. He said the final text is almost ready, so he will communicate with all parties to the JCPOA and the US to finalize the agreement.
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Based on materials from TASS