EU urges Iran to respect nuclear deal, says it aims to continue trading with Islamic Republic despite US sanctions.
FILE - In this July 14, 2015 file photo, from left to right: European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pose for a group picture at the United Nations building in Vienna, Austria.
BRUSSELS — The European Union is urging Iran to respect the international agreement curbing the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions and says it aims to continue trading with the country despite U.S. sanctions. The EU and major European powers — Britain, France and Germany — said on Thursday that they “note with great concern the statement made by Iran concerning its commitments” to the nuclear deal.
They said in a statement that “we remain fully committed to the preservation and full implementation” of the deal, endorsed by the U.N. Security Council.The EU powers say they “regret the re-imposition of sanctions” by the U.S. and remain “determined to continue pursuing efforts to enable the continuation of legitimate trade with Iran.”
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