Sputnik- The initiative of the United States and the E3 members of the nuclear deal with Iran (Germany, France and the United Kingdom) to launch a working group to address concerns around the agreement is unlikely to bring any positive results, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Sputnik.




"[Moscow] does not expect any positive developments in�the light of�such decisions and possible agreements� We do not believe that any agreements and understanding that might be achieved in�this format, without�involving Iran and other parties to�the JCPOA, will have any impact in�terms of�maintaining our position to�support full implementation of�the agreement without�any adjustments," Ryabkov said.

He stressed that Moscow had repeatedly stated that the issue of�potential "improvement" of�the nuclear deal "is becoming clearly targeted at�jeopardizing the deal, complicating its further implementation."
"But, of�course, we will follow this [issue], although we understand that these 'games' of�the�United States�and its European allies will not have any influence on�our position, our approach to�the�JCPOA�and the importance of�ensuring its normal implementation in�its current form," the diplomat stressed.


Moscow will consider a proposal to�join the contact group on�Iran, if it receives any, but�is concerned about�trend toward�close and separate forms of�negotiations, which the US and its Western partners have recently resorted to, Sergei Ryabkov stressed.

On Monday, US Secretary of�State Rex Tillerson announced that the working group comprising the US and EU diplomats had been established to�discuss approaches to�Iran and concerns with�the nuclear deal, also known as�the Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action (JCPOA).