To fully return the nuclear agreement and comply with it.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed Tuesday during his meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in the Russian capital, Moscow, that Russia and Iran are interested in returning the nuclear deal in full and meeting the obligations of all parties to the agreement. .

“One of the most urgent problems today is to save the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the agreement on the Iranian nuclear program. We and Iran are sincerely interested in returning to full compliance by all parties that signed the JCPOA with their obligations. “, news from Russia. The “Sputnik” agency quoted Lavrov.

He added: “Given the role of the two countries in the region, Moscow and Tehran are interested in deepening the dialogue on issues such as security in the Arab Gulf, the problem of Afghan settlements, as well as the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. after the cessation of hostilities. there. “

Zarif arrived in the Russian capital Moscow on Tuesday morning from the Azerbaijani capital Baku, the second leg of his regional tour, which also includes Armenia, Georgia and Turkey, according to the Iranian news agency “IRNA”.

Iran had informed the International Atomic Energy Agency, a few days ago, of its intention to raise the enrichment level of uranium to 20%, which represents a return to the level of enrichment that was in force before the agreement was reached. about Iran’s nuclear program. in 2015 between Tehran on the one hand and between Russia, the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany and China.

Previously, the Iranian parliament voted to force the government to increase the level of uranium enrichment, in a new development that follows Iran’s earlier decision to reduce its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal in response to the withdrawal of United States in 2018.

Previously, Iran had raised the level of uranium enrichment from 2% to 5% in the context of reducing its nuclear commitments in response to the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the nuclear agreement (signed in 2015 between Iran on the one hand and Russia The United States, Great Britain, France, Germany and China, on the other hand.After that, Tehran lifted all restrictions on enrichment.