MOSCOW, Russian Federation. Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed in a Thursday phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of international negotiators, reached earlier in July, contains guarantees of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear activities, the Kremlin press service said.
On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 group, comprising China, France, Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, reached an agreement to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the easing of sanctions against the country. Under the deal, Tehran pledged to never attempt to acquire nuclear weaponry.
Israel, however, has long opposed the negotiations with Iran, stating that any concessions to Tehran threaten regional security.
“Putin has stressed that the agreements that have been reached… establish effective safeguards of exclusively peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear program,” the Kremlin statement reads.
According to the document, Putin also expressed certainty that the successful implementation of the deal’s Joint Plan of Action will “strengthen the regime of nuclear non-proliferation and have a positive impact on security and stability of the Middle East region.”
The two leaders agreed to continue their bilateral contact.
Credit: Sputnik
