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Pezeshkian: Boost in ties with Asian states a ‘priority’
Tokyo ready to help JCPOA revival: Japan’s PM
Masoud Pezeshkian made the remarks in a phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday.
Referring to the 95-year-old “diplomatic and friendly relations” between the two nations, Pezeshkian expressed hope that Tehran and Tokyo would strengthen their relations by expansion of economic and trade ties.
Both sides also talked about the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement from which the United States unilaterally withdrew and illegally reimposed sanctions against Iran.
The Japanese prime minister expressed hope for the revival of the deal, saying that the international community and Japan expect more from Pezeshkian’s administration for effective interaction with the world in this regard.
Referring to his country’s good relations with both Tehran and Washington, Kishida announced Tokyo’s readiness to play a constructive role to revive the agreement, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Pezeshkian told the Japanese prime minister that it was the US that withdrew from the landmark agreement. However, he said, Iran has always been ready for any dialogue to secure the rights of the Iranian nation.
Pezeshkian and Kishida also exchanged their views on the situation in the region, especially in Gaza, with Kishida expressing his high hopes for Iran to play a more effective role toward regional peace and stability.
Kishida described the ongoing crisis in Gaza as the most import challenge facing the international community, saying that Japan will continue its diplomatic efforts to establish a ceasefire and provide assistance to the Palestinians in Gaza, as well as prevent the spread of conflict to the region.
Iran’s president-elect called for Japan, as a rotating member of the UN Security Council and the G-7, to make more efforts to exert pressure on the Israeli regime and its supporters to stop the war on Gaza.
Israel’s strikes have killed more than 39,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since October 7 when the Hamas resistance group launched an operation on the occupied territories, which claimed the lived of more than 1,100 people.