MOSCOW, September 20. /TASS/. The actions of the European states participating in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the South Korean presidency of the UN Security Council, which is under their influence, lead only to further escalation of tension around the Iranian nuclear plan and have nothing to do with diplomacy, said the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the vote in the UN Security Council on the restoration of sanctions against Iran.
It said that on September 19, the UN Security Council voted on a draft resolution submitted by the Republic of Korea as chairman of the UN Security Council, following up on an August 28 appeal of Great Britain, Germany and France about Iran’s alleged significant non-fulfillment of its obligations under the JCPOA.
"The Russian side has repeatedly pointed out the provocative and illegal nature of the actions of the European countries participating in the JCPOA and the South Korean presidency of the UN Security Council, which is under their influence. These actions have nothing to do with diplomacy and lead solely to further escalation of tensions over the Iranian nuclear program," the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed.
"Right up to the last moment, we have explained in detail and in a reasoned manner the reasons why the aforementioned European appeal cannot be considered a notification within the meaning of paragraph 11 of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which the British and the European duet are shamelessly trying to manipulate. Accordingly, the chairman’s draft put to the vote in the Security Council does not meet the requirements of resolution 2231 and, a priori, cannot lead to the restoration of the previously lifted UN sanctions against Iran."
