Iran urges EU to take action on nuclear dealJuly 18, 2018 - 11:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's foreign minister urged the European Union to put its verbal commitment to the nuclear deal into action, IRNA reports. Mohammad-Javad Zarif in an interview with Euronews said, 'What we need from the Europeans is both the political commitment, which they have made, now we need to see the measures in place on the ground, not simply in writing, not simply in words — in the banking sector, in the investment sector, in the energy sector, in the transportation sector, in the SME sector.' He made the remarks in reference with the vows EU has made on backing the nuclear deal, according to the interview published on Wednesday, July 18. Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (the US, France, Britain, China, and Russia) plus Germany signed the nuclear deal in 2015. Iran accepted to curb its nuclear program in exchange for economic sanctions relief. The US President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in May, calling it the worst deal ever. Washington has also re-imposed the economic sanctions the first set of which will take effect on August 6. Referring to the power and influence of Europe, he said, 'We believe that it should be more active in regional peace and security, in international peace and security as well as in promoting a greater cooperation and dialogue'. The senior Iranian diplomat affirmed that the country would continue its cooperation with Russia and Syrian government on fight against terrorism and extremism. Blaming the US President Donald Trump for 'supporting Daesh', FM Zarif said, 'The fact that US arms, US weapons have been found in the hands of ISIS and other extremist organizations is documented, is documented by Western sources. So I think we should look at the realities, those who fought terrorism, those who fought extremism are Syrian people and those who work with Syria people.' Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |