Iran FM warns against derailing Geneva nuclear deal

Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif calls the nuclear agreement reached between Tehran and six major world powers in Geneva a “very important step,” warning against bids to derail implementation of the deal.

In a meeting with visiting Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Sunday, Zarif said, “In Geneva, a very important step was taken but now a more important step …which is the implementation of the Geneva agreement and a test of the commitment of all sides to the contents of the deal”.
The Iranian minister assed, “Now all sides must be cautious that extremist groups in certain countries do not derail the implementation of the deal and do not weaken the commitments of parties”.
Zarif further stressed Iran’s readiness to improve mutual relations in all political, economic and cultural fields.
The Chinese official, for his part, described Beijing’s ties with Tehran as strategic and sustainable and called for further expansion of all-out relations.
Referring to Iran-Sextet deal, Yang said thanks to Iran’s powerful presence in the Geneva talks, a very important deal has been reached which was a turning point in nuclear negotiations.
He emphasized that China has always opposed unilateral sanctions against countries and would never implement them.