Zarif Sees Positive Signs in Vienna Talks, Regional Cooperation
Announcing the end of his visit to the Persian Gulf countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated that glimmers of hope and positive signs are seen in Vienna talks and regional talks.
In a tweet on Thursday, Zarif said that as Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi leads the Islamic Republic’s delegation in Vienna talks, aimed at reviving nuclear deal, the top Russian diplomat winds up a tour to Persian Gulf in Kuwait.
While concentrating on Hormuz Peace Endeavor (HOPE), Zarif emphasized that positive signs are seen in both directions Vienna talks and regional cooperation.
As DFM @araghchi ably leads Vienna talks on resuscitating JCPOA, I wind up my tour of the Persian Gulf in #Kuwait, meeting PM H.H. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid and FM Dr. Sheikh Ahmad Nasser.
Zarif met and held talks with Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah on Thursday to discuss mutual ties and regional cooperation. The visit to Kuwait was preceded by visits to Iraq, Qatar and Oman.
Delivering a live televised speech on the occasion of the National Teachers’ Day and International Workers’ Day (May Day), Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei rejected on Sunday the Western powers’ call on Iran to pursue submissive diplomacy in the West Asian region and saying that the IRGC Quds Force is the main pillar of Iran’s diplomacy in the region.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif deplored Western countries’ attempts to “reverse the victim and the culprits” regarding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, in a message issued at the beginning of the new Iranian year, hailed the nation’s success in defeating the enemy’s maximum pressure and in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
