(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Norwegian Foreign Ministry says Oslo supports efforts by the European Union to safeguard the Iran nuclear deal, amid the bloc's promises that it will protect the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) following the US withdrawal from it.
Oslo backs efforts by the EU to maintain the JCPOA, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday after a meeting between the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, and the Norwegian foreign minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide, in the Norwegian capital, IRNA reported.
The ministry described the talks between the two sides as constructive and said the Iranian and Norwegian officials highlighted the significance of the JCPOA in the reinforcement of regional stability and security.
The Norwegian foreign minister also urged the Iranian side to continue to fulfill its obligations under the JCPOA, the ministry added.
Earlier, Salehi, who is in Norway to attend the annual Oslo Forum, also sat down with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg as well as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to discuss the latest developments regarding the Iran nuclear deal following the US withdrawal from the JCPOA.
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source : PressTV
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21 June 2018
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The Norwegian Foreign Ministry says Oslo supports efforts by the European Union to safeguard the Iran nuclear deal, amid the bloc's promises that it will protect the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) following the US withdrawal from it.