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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed by phone today the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a summit of the leaders of the permanent member states of the United Nations Security Council on Iran and security in the Gulf region.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by Sputnik that the two ministers exchanged views on the proposal of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold a meeting of the leaders of the permanent member states of the UN Security Council in addition to Germany and Iran regarding the escalation on the Iranian issue and finding ways to ensure reliable security in the Gulf region, taking into account the interests of all. .
According to the statement, Lavrov confirmed during the call Russia's full support for Security Council Resolution No. 2231, which laid the international legal basis for the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, noting that this decision, which was adopted in 2015, is a major political and diplomatic achievement aimed at strengthening the arms control system and regional security in the region. Middle east.
The statement indicated that the conversation was held at the initiative of the American side.
On Monday, Putin renewed his country's full adherence to the nuclear agreement with Iran, proposing a meeting of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Germany and Iran to discuss this file.
America suffered a miserable failure last Friday in the UN Security Council in its attempt to extend the arms embargo on Iran, which ends next October, as Russia and China opposed the American draft resolution, while Britain, France, Germany and eight other members abstained from voting, and the United States and the Dominican Republic were the two countries. The only two of the 15 council members who voted in favor of the draft resolution.