The Polish foreign minister has expressed hope that Vienna talks on the nuclear deal will end successfully as this will make it possible for Poland and Iran to start broad economic cooperation.
FM @RauZbigniew began his visit to Iran ?? with a wreath laying ceremony at the Polish Cemetery in Tehran.
Minister Rau paid tribute to Polish soldiers and civilians deported to labor camps in the USSR who died on their way home. pic.twitter.com/GlYp5mhnKm
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs ?? (@PolandMFA) May 8, 2022
FM @RauZbigniew met with the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
Strengthening of ???? relations, incl. in their parliamentary dimension, was the topic of the conversation. FM Rau also expressed gratitude for looking after the ?? graves in Iran. pic.twitter.com/N0Chzr2ZY9
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs ?? (@PolandMFA) May 8, 2022
FM @RauZbigniew met in Teheran with ?? FM @Amirabdolahian.
The ministers talked about the most important issues related to ???? political and economic cooperation.
They also discussed the security situation in the world, including Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/iccDqBULYu
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“We have agreed that, as soon as negotiations regarding the Vienna nuclear deal have ended successfully, we will launch broad economic bilateral cooperation as we both are aware of its potential,” Minister Zbigniew Rau told a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart in Teheran on Sunday.
Rau has been on a visit to Iran at the invitation of the Iranian side. This has been the first visit of the Polish foreign minister to Iran since 2014.
Iran has been in talks regarding its nuclear programme with France, Great Britain, Germany, China and Russia for eleven months now. The talks are designed to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) under which Iran agreed to limit its nuclear programme in return for relief from sanctions.
During his visit to Iran, FM @RauZbigniew held a meeting with President of ?? Ebrahim Raisi.
The main topic of the talks were the ???? bilateral relations. FM Rau stressed that Iran is an important partner for Poland in the Middle East region. pic.twitter.com/NrHsVY7o6L
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs ?? (@PolandMFA) May 8, 2022
Ministers Rau and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also signed an agreement on cooperation in culture, education, science, sports, youth and mass media.