Iranian FM Araghchi to Visit Russia to Discuss Iran-U.S. Muscat Talks
Iranian FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi (L) and Sergei Lavrov (R). X/ @OmmcomNews
April 14, 2025 Hour: 1:10 pm
Tehran remains committed to consultations with all signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal.
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that he will travel to Russia later this week for talks on recent developments in indirect negotiations with the United States.
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Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters that Tehran remains committed to consultations with all signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), stressing that maintaining such interactions is “beneficial.”
Russia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the visit, saying Araghchi will meet with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other senior officials during his trip.
Araghchi and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff held “indirect” talks centered on Tehran’s nuclear issue and sanctions relief on Saturday in the Omani capital of Muscat in a “constructive” atmosphere, and the two countries will hold the second round of negotiations on April 19 outside Oman, though the structure and mediation of the negotiations will remain unchanged.
Iran signed a nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, with six major countries — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the U.S.– in July 2015, accepting restrictions on its nuclear program in return for sanctions relief.
However, the U.S. withdrew from the deal in 2018 and reinstated sanctions, prompting Iran to scale back some of its commitments. Efforts to revive the nuclear deal have not achieved substantial progress.
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Source: Xinhua
