Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned against missing the chance to revive Iran's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying it "would be a big mistake."
This statements came during a press conference he held at the United Nations headquarters within the framework of Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council for April.
"At this stage, the resumption of the deal does not depend on Iran, or Russia, or China. The ones who destroyed it must now bring it back to life,” said Lavrov.
He stressed that "while relations in the Middle East region are being normalized, missing the chance to revive the JCPOA will be a mistake."
Efforts to revive the deal became deadlocked after Tehran unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters.
Lavrov further referred to normalization of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia after seven years through China’s mediation and said it was a constructive process.
