Japan’s Foreign Ministry expresses concern over Iran’s expansion of nuclear activities

Japan is apprehensive about the expansion of Iran’s nuclear activities and calls on Tehran to take constructive measures in this regard, including fully cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said in Tokyo, where his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrived for a meeting, Report informs referring to TASS.

“Hayashi said that Japan has consistently supported the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA] and is deeply concerned about the expansion of Iran’s nuclear activities, and called on Iran to take constructive measures, including full and unconditional cooperation, in accordance with the joint statement of Iran and the IAEA,” the Japanese Foreign Ministry noted. The Iranian minister, in response, stressed that Iran is seeking the restoration of the JCPOA through negotiations, and thanked Tokyo for its diplomatic efforts in this direction.

In addition, the Japanese minister said that Tokyo continues to cooperate with Tehran in the fields of medicine, environmental protection and combating the consequences of natural disasters and is ‘an old friend of Iran’ with which it intends to continue dialogue.

Hayashi also reiterated Japan’s position on the situation in Ukraine and ‘urged Iran to respond constructively.’