INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Thursday that Iran hopes that the talks for reviving the 2015 nuclear
deal would be resumed in Vienna soon.Amir Abdollahian made the remarks in a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov, who visited Tehran late on Wednesday.“Plans are on the agenda of the Foreign Ministry, and we hope that through realism by the
American side we can reach the final phase for finalizing the deal,” Amir Abdollahian said, according to ISNA.Iran’s foreign minister
also said Lavrov backed Tehran’s position in the Vienna talks and insisted on Russia’s position for full restoration of the nuclear
deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).The Vienna talks to restore the nuclear deal have been on hold
However, Iran and its negotiating partners have been exchanging messages through European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and his
deputy Enrique Mora.Amir Abdollahian added, "We are pursuing the full restoration of the deal with no concession on our position."
