Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Lavrov says new demands on Iran nuclear deal complicate its revival
Russian Foreign Minister says attempts to add "new requirements" to the original 2015 Iranian nuclear deal were complicating the process of reviving it.
Wednesday 26/04/2023
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
NEW YORK - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said attempts to add "new requirements" to the original 2015 Iranian nuclear deal were complicating the process of reviving it.
Lavrov made his comments during a news conference at the United Nations. Efforts to revive the deal became deadlocked after Tehran unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters.
Meanwhile, Lavrov blamed the West for a deadlock over the future of a Black Sea grain deal.
Moscow has seen "practically no results" from the pact for its grain and fertilizer exports, he said.
The European Union's agriculture chief expressed optimism that countries neighbouring Ukraine will shortly accept a deal to allow Ukrainian grain to enter their countries for export elsewhere.