Moscow-Sana
Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the nuclear agreement with Iran is important and crucial to regional and global stability and that Moscow will continue its efforts to maintain it.
"Russia will continue to make efforts to preserve the joint comprehensive plan of action for the Iranian nuclear program ... We consider this international agreement crucial to global and regional stability," Putin said in a speech while foreign ambassadors presented their credentials in the Kremlin today.
On May 8, 2018, US President Donald Trump announced his country's withdrawal from the nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the five plus one countries in 2015 and reintroduced sanctions against Tehran.
The Russian president indicated that his country's relations with Iran are friendly and respectful, and that projects in the energy sector, including the nuclear sector, transportation, and other sectors of the economy are being developed regularly.
"We are determined to strengthen cooperation with Iran in combating international terrorism and to coordinate steps within the framework of the Astana process on Syria," Putin said.
In another context, Putin expressed his regret for the increase in the terrorist threat in the world, the increase in regional conflicts, and the instability of the arms control system.
On relations with the United States, Putin stressed the necessity that it be based on the principles of equality, respect for sovereignty and non-interference in each other's internal affairs. For regional crises. ”
In another context, Putin pointed out that his country's relations with China at a high level in all fields, including technical military cooperation.
