European Union

Amir Abdollahian, Borrell discuss Iran-EU ties, JCPOA, Afghanistan

Aug 29, 2021 01:16

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and the European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, discussed a series of issues, including the relations between Tehran and the EU, the Vienna talks for the revival of the JCPOA, and the situation in Afghanistan.
Iran to hold nuclear talks with new format: MP

Aug 29, 2021 00:54

A senior Iranian lawmaker unveiled plans to hold the next round of nuclear talks with the JCPOA parties on the basis of a new platform.
Vienna talks acceptable only when Iran’s rights secured, results tangible: FM

Aug 27, 2021 11:46

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers will be acceptable only when there come tangible results from high-level negotiations and the interests of the Islamic Republic are secured.
EU says looks forward to continuing Vienna talks on JCPOA revival with Iran’s new administration

Aug 27, 2021 00:12

The European Union looks forward to continuing negotiations in Austria’s capital, Vienna, on bringing the Iran nuclear agreement back on track, says the spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
Russia deplores state of relations with EU

Aug 26, 2021 08:47

The Russian foreign minister says the current state of the relations between Russia and the European Union (EU) is “deplorable,” regretting the fact that the bloc’s policy is aimed at restraining Moscow.
Russia: Iran’s steps away from JCPOA due to halt in Vienna talks, US sanctions

Aug 25, 2021 03:59

Russia says Iran’s decision to take more steps away from the 2015 nuclear deal by producing uranium metal and increasing uranium-enrichment capacities stem from a lack of progress in negotiations on a revival of the agreement and the US’s refusal to remove its unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic, calling for a swift resumption of the talks.
Lavrov regrets EU concern about Russia, China taking control of Afghanistan situation

Aug 25, 2021 03:41

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed the European Union (EU) foreign policy chief's recent remarks about Afghanistan, saying it is regrettable that the bloc is more concerned about Moscow and Beijing supposedly taking control of the situation in the conflict-ridden country rather than the future of the nation itself.
Terrorism, extremism end results of Europe's policies, Assad tells EU lawmakers

Aug 22, 2021 07:35

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Europe's wrong policies in West Asia have resulted in numerous crises, particularly the growth of terrorism and fundamentalism besides the influx of refugees and asylum seekers.
Erdogan says Turkey not ‘Europe's migrant storage unit’ as EU guards against Afghan refugees

Aug 20, 2021 10:40

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on European governments to take responsibility for refugees coming from Afghanistan, insisting that his country has no intention of becoming "Europe's migrant storage unit" after the Taliban’s takeover triggered a new wave of refugee outflow.
EU’s Borrell says Taliban takeover of Afghanistan biggest event since Crimea

Aug 20, 2021 01:24

The EU's foreign policy chief says the collapse of the Western-backed administration and a subsequent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has been the most important geopolitical event since Russia "annexed" Crimea in 2014.