Swaraj meets Iranian counterpart, discusses nuclear deal

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

(EAM) on Monday urged all parties involved in the nuclear deal to engage constructively for peaceful resolution of the issues that have arisen following the US pulled out of the agreement.

On May 8, US announced the withdrawal from the (JCPOA) or nuclear deal which limited the country's uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief.

"FM Zarif briefed about the discussions that has undertaken with parties to the following the US decision to withdraw from the Agreement. EAM conveyed that all parties to the Agreement should engage constructively for peaceful resolution of the issues that have arisen with respect to the Agreement," the said in a statement.

The Iran nuclear deal was signed between six countries in 2015 - Iran, US, Britain, Germany, Russia, and for lifting economic sanctions on in exchange for limitations to the country's nuclear programme.

Besides JCPOA, the two leaders also discussed bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.

"The two sides positively assessed the implementation of decisions taken during the visit of Iranian to India," the MEA stated.

It included bilateral cooperation in the areas of connectivity, energy, trade and promotion of people to people contacts.

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First Published: Mon, May 28 2018. 22:07 IST