Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Iran and Russia have agreed that Russia will not interfere if an agreement is reached at the talks in Vienna, Mehr reports.

Iran wants the sanctions to be lifted, but with dignity and stability, he said, adding that, however, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has always emphasized in meetings with all members of the cabinet that the focus should not be on Vienna, but that all institutions must act to neutralize the sanctions and promote the sustainable development of the economy and trade in the country.

It was necessary to suspend the talks because we came very close to a conclusion with three European countries on technical issues, said the foreign minister, referring to the talks in Vienna.

“Before going to Moscow, I spoke with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister on the phone, and we conveyed the message of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister to  friends in Russia that they want the war to end and negotiations to continue,” he said.

“The West told us that since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the situation is such that even if we reach an agreement (in Vienna), Russia will not agree to this agreement. During the telephone conversation with Mr. Lavrov and during my visit to Moscow, we had very clear and transparent negotiations. Our agreement with the Russian side was that if our “red lines” are fully observed and at the talks in Vienna we reach an agreement on the lifting of sanctions at any time, Russia will not be an obstacle to reaching an agreement,” the Iranian Foreign Minister said. .

“The American side has made excessive demands in the last two or three weeks. While much of the text has been agreed upon, the US is making proposals that contradict parts of the text. Sometimes they are interested in unilaterally putting forward and imposing new conditions outside the framework of the negotiations that took place in the area of ​​lifting sanctions,” he added.