Yerevan: Traditional friendly relations with Iran are vital for  Armenia

ArmInfo.The Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement in connection with the US administration of sanctions against Iran.

Thus, the press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Anna  Naghdalyan, speaking of the new sanctions against Iran, stressed that  in Yerevan they are closely following the processes and are in  constant contact with all the parties involved in the process. ''We  are closely monitoring developments taking place in this direction  and are in constant contact with all parties involved in this  process. We have clearly presented our concerns and questions related  to the process.  Traditional friendly relations with the Islamic  Republic of Iran are of vital importance to the Republic of Armenia.   A comprehensive examination of the effects the new sanctions against  Iran will have on Armenia is currently being conducted''.

To recall, US President Donald Trump announced in May that Washington  was withdrawing from an agreement with Iran on a nuclear program. He  also reported on the restoration of all sanctions against Iran,  including secondary ones, that is, against other countries doing  business with Iran.  The United States re-introduced part of the  sanctions against Iran on August 7. More substantial sanctions, which  will be cover oil exports, entered into force on 5 November. Iran and  the "six" international mediators (Russia, USA, Britain, China,  France, Germany) on July 14, 2015 reached a historic agreement on  resolving the perennial problem of the Iranian atom: the Joint  Comprehensive Action Plan (IFAP) was adopted, the implementation of  which removed Iran's previously economic and financial sanctions by  the UN Security Council, the United States and the European Union.