Iranian, Japanese foreign ministers meet in Tokyo
ISTANBUL (AA): Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo on Monday and discussed cooperation in various fields such as medical care, environment, disaster prevention, as well as Iran nuclear deal.
Hayashi welcomed Amirabdollahian’s visit and during the meeting discussed Japan’s ongoing cooperation in areas such as health care and disaster prevention, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Hayashi also said of the Iran nuclear deal, “Japan, as a supporter of the Iran nuclear deal, is seriously concerned about the expansion of Iran’s nuclear-related activities, and expressed its full and unconditional cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).”
Iran and the world powers reached a nuclear deal in 2015 under which Iran was supposed to enrich uranium up to 3.67% purity in exchange for sanctions relief.
In May 2018, the previous US administration unilaterally withdrew from the landmark deal and reinstated sanctions on Iran, after which Iran ramped up its uranium enrichment, reaching up to 60 percent purity.
Hayashi in the meeting with Amirabdollahian also reiterated Japan’s position on Russia’s attack on Ukraine and urged Iran to respond in a “constructive” manner.
The duo also discussed the situation in the Middle East.
The Iranian foreign minister’s Tokyo visit coincides with the anniversary of the US atomic bombings in 1945 that inflicted a massive humanitarian catastrophe on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Representatives from the Tehran Peace Museum, as well as veterans injured in chemical attacks during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, are accompanying Amirabdollahian to Japan.
The officials will attend the commemoration of the Hiroshima atomic bomb victims to express solidarity with Japan.
The two foreign ministers last spoke on the phone on April 12 and discussed Iran’s nuclear deal as well as the situation in Ukraine.
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