MOSCOW. Oct 23 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and European External Action Service (EEAS) Secretary General Helga Schmid met on Saturday to discuss the situation surrounding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program (JCPOA), the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
"During the conversation, the parties discussed the current situation surrounding the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program, with an emphasis placed on joint actions in the interests of its preservation," the ministry said in a statement available on its website.