Friday, November 16 2018 17:04

ArmInfo. Armenia has clearly indicated its position on the issue of sanctions against  Iran. About this in an interview with Tass said the Acting Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan.

So, Mnatsakanyan answering the question of how anti-Iranian  sanctions, which Washington promises to toughen, can affect the  Armenian-Iranian relations, in particular, said: "We clearly defined  our position, namely: for us this is an extremely sensitive issue,  since Iran is important Armenia's partner, with whom we have a  well-established bilateral agenda, and in the context of the current  realities of the region, is of utmost importance for Armenia. We were  one of the first to welcome progress in the negotiations on a nuclear  agreement in 2015. In the current framework we are in contact with  all of our partners - with Russia, with the EU, the USA and Iran - to  ensure our interests and preserve regional stability. You mentioned  the visit of Bolton, who also became an opportunity for us to explain  the challenges facing our country, as well as the policy they  dictate. "

On November 5, new US sanctions against Iran entered into force.  Sanctions will cover oil exports.  Washington earlier announced the  goal to bring Iranian oil exports to zero and urged its buyers to  abandon purchases. The Ministry of Finance said that the United  States makes more than 700 individuals, organizations, aircraft and  ships of Iran on the sanctions list.

Recall that US President Donald Trump announced in May that  Washington was withdrawing from an agreement with Iran on a nuclear  program. is he also reported on the restoration of all sanctions  against Iran, including secondary ones, that is, against other  countries doing business with Iran. The United States re-introduced  part of the sanctions against Iran on August 7. More substantial  sanctions, which will cover oil exports, entered into force on 5  November. Iran and the "six" international mediators (Russia, USA,  Britain, China, France, Germany) on July 14, 2015 reached a historic  agreement on resolving the perennial problem of the Iranian atom: the  Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (IFAP) was adopted, the  implementation of which removed Iran's previously economic and  financial sanctions by the UN Security Council, the United States and  the European Union.