Sputnik - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres continues to actively support the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran but is amenable to enhancements, UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a press briefing on Monday.



"The secretary-general strongly supports the JCPOA as�an important diplomatic achievement and is also open on�building on�the JCPOA," Dujarric told reporters. "The secretary-general has made his views known both publicly and privately� We believe the JCPOA contributes to�regional peace and security."


Guterres' statement comes after�the foreign ministers of�Germany, the United Kingdom and France�have issued a joint statement saying that�their countries will stay in�the JCPOA even if the United States pulls out�of it.

The Trump administration has announced that it is reassessing whether to�pull the United States out�of the JCPOA which was signed by�Iran with�the five permanent members of�the UN Security Council plus Germany and the European Union on�July 14, 2015.

The US president has been criticizing the JCPOA, more widely known as�the Iran nuclear deal, which was negotiated by�his predecessor then-President Barack Obama, ever since�his election campaign. Trump threatened to�withdraw Washington from�the agreement if the "flaws" in�it are not fixed. The United States is expected to�announce its decision on�the agreement before�the May 12 deadline.