Tehran, August 22, IRNA - More than 100 former ambassadors, consul generals, representatives of Iran to international organizations and directors of Foreign Ministry on Saturday threw their support behind nuclear agreement reached between Iran and P5+1 group of world powers.

In a statement, they said the Joint Compehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) drafted under the management of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif opened a new chapter in Iran's diplomacy which deserves to be exalted.
The signatories said while the deal cannot naturally meet every demands of Iran and the opposite party, it is the best one available under current conditions which secures Iranian nation's main demand of recognition of maintaining nuclear capacity, and continuning research and development by world powers simultaneous with removing oppressive sanctions against Iran.
They said Supreme Leaders' prudent guidelines, president's objective policy, and effective diplomacy along with resilience of the Iranian nation and major achievements of scientists as well as defense forces capabilities led to the successful conclusion of the deal.
'In the history of International Relations, no similar case can be found in which world's major powers hold long-run negotiations with a regional power which results in an equal give-and-take, and not in imposition of one side's will,' read the statement.
The former envoys and diplomats also said JCPOA has elevated Iran's international standing as well as its strategic options in the region and world, suggesting that outcomes of the deal and the opportunities for Iran's increased regional role will be manifest in future.
The joint statement expressed concern over Zionist regime's plots to torpedo the nuclear deal, warning that creating problems on the way of its implementation will bring more harm to those who fan tension and instability by opposing it.

By IRNA