Russia fully supports efforts to peacefully resolve the Iranian nuclear issue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, quoted by TASS, BTA reports.
“Of course, we fully support efforts to peacefully resolve the Iranian nuclear issue“, Peskov stressed to journalists in response to a question about Russia's position.
He noted that countries have the right to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes. “We know that countries have the right to peaceful energy, to use peaceful atomic energy, and [this] is happening and should happen exclusively under the strict control of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the international community. This is happening everywhere – in all countries of the world. "Of course, we believe that the countries should reserve this right," the Kremlin spokesman added.
He also stressed that Russia relies on the official statements of the Iranian side that it does not plan to acquire nuclear weapons.
“As for the accusations [against] the Iranian side that it intends to acquire nuclear weapons, we primarily rely on the official statements of the Iranian side that it has no such plans and that Iran does not want to acquire and does not plan to acquire nuclear weapons,“ Peskov said.
Earlier today, Trump said that the United States would not allow Tehran to enrich uranium within the framework of a potential agreement with Iran.
Trump made this statement after the news portal "Axios" wrote that the most recent offer made by the United States to Iran on Saturday included permission for limited uranium enrichment.
This is the main sticking point in the negotiations between Washington and Tehran, Reuters notes.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said yesterday in Cairo that if "the goal is to deprive Iran of its peaceful activities, then there will certainly be no deal".