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Japan supports Iran nuclear deal, confirms no violations by Tehran



Sputnik - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Friday that Japan supports the Iran nuclear agreement and confirms no violations by Tehran.




WASHINGTON (Sputnik) Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said onFriday that Japan supports the Iran nuclear agreement, also known asthe Joint Comprehensive Plan ofAction (JCPOA), and confirms Tehran has not violated the accord.
"Japan supports the Iran agreement withthe nuclear deals So far we have not confirmed any violation byIran," Kono said duringa press conference atthe United Nations.


The JCPOA was signed inJuly 2015 betweenIran onthe one side and China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany onthe other. Ineffect sinceJanuary 2016, the deal stipulates the gradual lifting ofthe economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed onIran byWestern nations inexchange forassurances that Iranian nuclear program will remain peaceful.
"The nuclear deal is a rare triumph ofdiplomacy overconfrontation. Undermining that would be a mistake. Europe should not pander toWashington's determination toshift focus toyet another unnecessary crisis whether it be Iran's defensive missile program or our influence inthe Middle East," said Iranian foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.


According tothe foreign minister, Iranian military capabilities are only defensive, and have only been used against "a few equally heinous adversaries," namely the regime ofIraq's former leader Saddam Hussein and its terrorist allies, and the Daesh terrorist group.

Kono said that Tokyo and Tehran share a "very good relationship" and added that the status oftheir bilateral relationship will not hamper Japans actions againstNorth Korea. The foreign affairs minister also said Japan will continue towork withIran so the latter will not destabilize the region.

Kono and top diplomats fromthe international community were inNew York City onFriday toattend the UN Security Council Ministerial meeting oncountermeasures againstNorth Korea.

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