Italy stresses EU's commitment to Iran nuclear deal

Italian Foreign Minister Alfano Angelino says the EU believes all the signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), should remain committed to the agreement.

According to Press TV, Angelino said in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Rome on Thursday that the EU has a completely positive view about the JCPOA and underlines the need for all sides to remain committed to it. 

During their Thursday meeting, the Iranian and Italian top diplomats exchanged views on regional issues and bilateral ties.

They further expressed their satisfaction with the level of political relations between Tehran and Rome and called for enhancing economic cooperation.

Zarif is in Rome to attend the Mediterranean Dialogues (MED) 2017 summit, a three-day conference on security in the Mediterranean region.

On the sidelines on the event, Zarif met with his Iraqi counterpart, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

Mogherini tweeted that the Iran deal was among the topics discussed in her meeting with the Iranian foreign minister.

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