Iranian , Russian FMs hope Iran nuclear issue resolved

TEHRAN, Aug.30 (MNA) – Iranian and Russian foreign ministers expressed hope for resolving the Islamic Republic’s nuclear dossier. Mohammad Javad Zarif praised his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov’s stance on resolving Iran’s nuclear dossier. In a joint press conference in Moscow on Friday Zarif said that Iran’s negotiations with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – Russia, China, France, UK and US plus Germany – are aimed at resolving any ambiguity about the Iranian nuclear energy program. Lavrov in the conference expressed Russia’s support for Iran’s nuclear enrichment program saying that “Russia supports continuation of world powers’ talks with Tehran in a balanced approach to put an end to international concerns over Iran’s nuclear issue and in the meantime to remove anti-Iran sanctions.” Further both foreign ministers warned against spread of extremism from Syria to Iraq and other regional states. Lavrov warned about spread of extremism in the world and called for resolution of Gaza problems based on the UN Security Council resolutions and voiced hope for termination of violence in Syria and Iraq by the help of regional states and international organizations. “Iran and Russia can play significant role in fighting extremism at the international level which will be to be benefit of global peace and security,” said Zarif and warned that terrorism can go beyond the Middle East and North Africa to Europe and US. Before Russian foreign ministry had expressed optimism about the prospects of Iran-P5+1 nuclear talks, saying the negotiations were close to fulfilling Iran's demand that all of its indisputable rights as a signatory to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) be safeguarded. “Despite the difficult course of the negotiating process, a possibility is emerging to satisfy in full all integral rights of Iran as a member state of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, including the right to enrich uranium,” Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. In July, Tehran and the six states agreed to extend negotiations until November 24 after they failed to reach common ground on a number of key issues. Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council will resume their nuclear talks on the sidelines of the annual gathering of the UN General Assembly in New York in September. The two sides are discussing ways of reaching a final agreement over Tehran’s nuclear energy program. They clinched a landmark interim deal in Geneva on November 23, 2013. The agreement, which took effect on January 20 and expired six months later on July 20, was extended until November 24. Under the deal, dubbed the Geneva Joint Plan of Action, the six countries undertook to provide Iran with some sanctions relief in exchange for Iran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities. Iran's foreign minister arrived in Moscow early on Friday to talk with the Russian officials on Iran nuclear program and bilateral issues. Zarif had left Tehran for Ankara Thursday morning to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then left Ankara for Moscow Friday morning.