Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the Japanese government intends to support companies cooperating with Iran, including via the conclusion of the bilateral investment agreement.

TOKYO (Sputnik)�� Japan seeks to�develop cooperation with�Iran in�line with�the removal of�economic sanctions introduced by�the UN Security Council, the country�s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday.
"Measures will be taken quickly on�the basis of�UN Security Council decisions, the relevant departments are working on�the issue," he told reporters.


Suga added that the Japanese government intends to�support companies cooperating with�Iran, including via�the conclusion of�the bilateral investment agreement.

The European Union, the United States and the United Nations lifted their sanctions against�the Islamic Republic after�the International Atomic Energy Agency verified late on�Saturday Tehran�s compliance with�a nuclear agreement.

Iran and six world powers�� the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany�� signed a nuclear deal last July. It guaranteed the peaceful nature of�Iran's nuclear program in�exchange for�sanctions relief.

By Sputnik