Moscow would oppose any attempts to undermine the existing nuclear agreement between P5+1 countries and Iran, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has stated.
"The JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] cannot be amended and we will oppose any attempts to hamper it," Ryabkov said.
The minister went on by saying that Trump's move raises questions concerning his negotiability on international issues, adding that Moscow will insistently explain to Washington the viciousness of its sanction policy towards both Tehran and Pyongyang.
"We have a very negative stance on yesterday's decisions and statements announced by Washington, our worst expectations are coming true," Ryabkov said commenting on Trump's words, saying that the US thus demonstrate their preference for the use of power to solve issues.
The minister underlined that statements by US President Donald Trump will be very carefully studied in the DPRK and other countries and may influence the existing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
"According to our estimates, our American colleagues act in such a way as to constantly find opportunities to increase tensions on the Korean peninsula. Despite the signs that there has been some shift in the direction toward political dialogue, here we also note intra-Korean contacts, which are very important — despite this, Washington is looking for ways to constantly remind everyone, including in Northeast Asia, that it is committed to pressuring and methods of force, and, using this same American terminology, keeping all the options on the table," the deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry added.
The diplomat added that there was no sense in overestimating Trump's decision on waiving the sanctions, as the United States was seeking to undermine the JCPOA and is reinforcing a categorical approach to Iran-related issues.
"The prospect of the US withdrawal from the Iran deal will deliver a very serious blow to the whole system of international agreements and to the enhancing of the nuclear non-proliferation regime," Ryabkov said.
Speaking about a new deal on Iran, which the US has claimed to elaborate, the minister stressed that Moscow could hardly understand how it might look like.
"We do not understand what our American colleagues mean when they start to negotiate the development of some new agreement, which, as they think, will 'correct the shortcomings' of the existing agreement," Ryabkov said.
"It has been announced in advance that Iran, Russia and China are not invited to negotiations concerning this agreement. This is the US' decision, the content of the talks and their subject is unclear. But for us, strictly speaking, they are of little interest because the JCPOA is not subject to correction," Ryabkov stressed......https://sptnkne.ws/g25g
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Moscú, decepcionado por EE.UU. sobre Irán: "Se hacen realidad nuestras peores preocupaciones"...
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Las autoridades rusas evalúan como "extremadamente negativas las decisiones y declaraciones expresadas ayer por Washington", ha advertido el vicecanciller ruso, que lamenta el hecho de que se hagan realidad "nuestras peores preocupaciones".
Asimismo, Moscú cree que Washington "ya ha tomado la decisión de retirarse" del histórico acuerdo o "está a punto de hacerlo", ha expresado Riabkov. En cuanto a la posición de su país, dijo que Rusia "hará todo lo posible" para preservar el acuerdo nuclear iraní, una postura que llama a secundar a otros firmantes, y que "explicará con insistencia" a EE.UU. las desventajas del aplicar políticas de sanciones contra Irán y Corea del Norte.....actualidad.rt.com