Iran ready to continue cooperation with EU to solve problems: Rouhani

President Hassan Rouhani has once again reaffirmed the Islamic Republic's full commitment to a historic nuclear deal it clinched with the5+1 group in 2015, expressing Tehran's readiness to continue cooperation with the European Union to resolve issues surrounding the accord.

According to Press TV, in a meeting with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell in Tehran on Monday, Rouhani criticized the signatories to the nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), for failing to fulfill their obligations after the US’ unilateral withdrawal from the agreement.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran is still ready for interaction and cooperation with the European Union to resolve issues, and any time the opposite side completely upholds its commitments, Iran will also return to its commitments," Rouhani said.

Pointing to 12 years of efforts and measures, which finally led to the conclusion of the JCPOA, the Iranian president expressed regret that the US’ unilateral pullout from the deal has created numerous obstacles and problems for other sides in the way of their full implementation of the accord.

Commenting on Iran’s suspension of its JCPOA obligations, he emphasized that the country’s rollback of its commitments falls within the framework of the nuclear accord aimed at preserving it.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Rouhani stressed the importance of making joint efforts by Iran and the EU to resolve regional and international issues and said, "The Islamic Republic of Iran is still committed to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s supervision and the process of supervision will continue like before unless we face new conditions."

The Iranian president condemned US policies vis-à-vis regional countries and said Washington has made many "strategic mistakes" in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan.

The latest US move carried out in cooperation with the Israeli regime was another mistake and "is doomed to failure,” Rouhani said, pointing to US President Donald Trump’s anti-Palestinian scheme.  

The EU's top diplomat, who is in Tehran on his first trip since taking office, called for more efforts to remove obstacles in the way of the JCPOA implementation and said the European sides have unfortunately failed to live up to their obligations.

As the EU Foreign Policy Chief, Borrell vowed to make his utmost efforts to develop strong interaction with Iran in order to preserve the JCPOA.

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