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RFL/RE – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says he is scheduled to meet with the U.S. special envoy for Iran for two days of talks expected to focus on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Moscow and Washington have been planning the consultations between Ryabkov and U.S. envoy Robert Malley “for a rather long time in order to discuss the whole situation and look ahead,” the Russian diplomat told TASS news agency on September 8, when the first meeting is to be held.
“There are many problems, and, frankly speaking, now is one of those moments when it’s extremely important not to make a mistake,” the diplomat said.
Reuters quoted a U.S. official as saying on condition of anonymity that the focus of the trip “will be on nuclear diplomacy with Iran and where we go from here.”
The State Department announced earlier that Malley would travel to Moscow and Paris from September 7-10 to consult with Russia and European partners on “the need to quickly reach and implement an understanding on a mutual return to compliance” with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the accord between Tehran and world powers in 2018 and reimposed tough sanctions that have crippled Iran’s economy.
Iran responded by gradually breaching its commitments under the deal.
A confidential report from the International Atomic Energy Agency, cited by Western news agencies on September 7, accused Iran of blocking access to some of its nuclear sites for inspectors, adding Tehran continues to boost its stocks of uranium enriched above the percentage allowed in the 2015 accord.SEE ALSO:IAEA Says Iran Blocking Access To Nuclear Sites, Still Boosting Enrichment
Six rounds of talks on reviving the accord were held in Vienna between April and June to bring Tehran and Washington back into compliance. The talks have since stalled but the parties to the original agreement are seeking to begin a new round in Vienna.
Under the 2015 deal between Iran and Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia, and the United States, Tehran agreed to curbs its nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.
