UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, discussed peace in Yemen and the Iran nuclear deal, in a phone call.
The secretary-general received a phone call from Amir Abdollahian, said Guterres’ press office, yesterday, in a readout.
“The secretary-general expressed his satisfaction at the extension of the truce in Yemen, as well as, his appreciation of Iran’s efforts in this regard. The secretary-general also reiterated his position that diplomacy must prevail, in order to return to the full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),” said the press office.
In 2015, Iran signed the JCPOA with the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, Russia, Britain and the United States, plus Germany) and the EU.
However, former U.S. President, Donald Trump, unilaterally pulled Washington out of the pact in May, 2018, and re-imposed sanctions on Iran. This prompted Iran to drop some of its nuclear commitments and advance its previously halted nuclear programme.
Since Apr, 2021, Iran and the remaining JCPOA parties have held several rounds of talks in Vienna to revive the deal.– NNN-XINHUA
