Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian during a meeting in MoscowMOSCOW, 8 Feb.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian spoke in a telephone conversation in favor of the speedy restoration of the nuclear deal, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. According to the report, the conversation took place on February 8 at the initiative of the Iranian side. «The development of the situation around the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program was discussed in the context of ongoing negotiations in Vienna to restore the full implementation of the» nuclear deal «. The ministers spoke in favor of the speedy resuscitation of the JCPOA in its initially balanced configuration approved by the UN Security Council,» the statement read.The political scientist proposed a solution to the problem of restoring the JCPOA. The agency also reported that the parties exchanged views on the results of a successful visit to Moscow by Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and spoke in favor of further building up cooperation in all areas based on the agreements of the leaders, and discussed regional issues. Earlier, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov told Kommersant that the draft final document on the restoration of the Iranian nuclear deal has been drawn up, and negotiations can be completed in a short time. The draft document deals with the topic of lifting US sanctions on Iran and Tehran's steps in the nuclear field. to limit Iran's nuclear program. In May 2018, then-US President Donald Trump withdrew from the JCPOA and reinstated sanctions against Tehran. In response, Iran announced a phased reduction in its obligations under the agreement, waiving restrictions on nuclear research, centrifuges and the level of uranium enrichment. called the country's nuclear program legal
