Kerry, Zarif discuss Iran deal, Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif have met and discussed the Iran nuclear deal as well as the crisis in Syria.
The two officials met in New York on Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting, the State Department said in a statement.
State Department spokesman John Kirby said the two were "taking advantage of their presence in New York before they both departed."
They discussed steps to implement the Iran nuclear accord reached between Tehran and the 5+1 group - the US, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany - in Vienna on July 14.
On Monday, the foreign ministers of Iran and the P5+1 countries met in New York and underlined the need for the removal of potential obstacles in the way of implementing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The two sides reviewed the preliminary measures related to the implementation of the JCPOA both on the issue of the removal of the anti-Iran sanctions and the country’s nuclear activities, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, who was present in the meeting.
Araqchi said that the officials voiced satisfaction with the fact that the P5+1 countries have completed the legal procedures regarding the implementation of the JCPOA, and expressed hope that the implementation of the accord will begin with the completion of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis)’s review of it.
On July 20, the UN Security Council unanimously endorsed a draft resolution turning the JCPOA into international law. All 15 members of the UN body voted for the draft resolution in New York.
The JCPOA will allow the removal of all economic and financial bans against the Islamic Republic, but will limit Iran’s nuclear activities.
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