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Publish date21 May 2018 - 10:27
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Europe's support for JCPOA is not enough: Zarif

"European Union's political support for JCPOA is not enough, urging the bloc to take more practical steps to boost economic cooperation with Iran," Iranian Foreign Minister said.
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Mohammad Javad Zarif made his remarks in a meeting with the European Commissioner for Energy and Climate Miguel Arias Cañete and his accompanying delegation in Tehran on Sunday, a few weeks after US President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.

"With the US exiting the JCPOA, public opinion's expectations from the European Union have increased to save the JCPOA's achievements," the top Iranian diplomat said.



"The [European] Union must take more practical steps to continue its economic cooperation with Iran and boost its investment in Iran," Zarif added.

He emphasized that the 28-nation's commitment to implementing the nuclear accord was not consistent with the announcement of the possible withdrawal by major European companies from cooperating with Iran.

Arias Cañete, for his part, said European countries had reinforced their determination to maintain the JCPOA's gains.

The European commissioner added that the EU was resolute on implementing the nuclear deal and helping European firms continue their cooperation with Iran.

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